SHORTHAND COURSE-ENGLISH & MARATHI

Shorthand is used for minute-taking. PAs and secretaries at all levels today have to be able to take minutes of meetings. Minutes can be taken in longhand or using a lap-top, but the ability of a secretary to keep up with what is being said, and take accurate notes quickly, is often best done by using shorthand. Modern devices such as audio-machines simply cannot record what is being said in a meeting, then make meaningful notes out of what is recorded, by summarising what is important and what is not important. The shorthand secretary, however, can summarise “real-time” in the meeting, and interpret what is being said – all at the same time as listening actively. Moreover, taking minutes in shorthand is effortless, whereas using a PC or longhand can be very fatiguing. Shorthand allows accurate notes to be taken effortlessly over a long period of time, and enables the minute-taking secretary to feel more confident that they are getting everything down and not missing anything in their course of taking minutes. ...