Teeline Gold Shorthand coursebookIs your writing pad mightier than your iPad? Your pen faster than your keys? Perhaps for speedy note taking in hostile terrain, the old-fashioned approach might just work for you: shorthand lives on.

If you're new to shorthand, this is the book for you. With plenty of dictation practice, Teeline Gold takes the novice through common words they'll encounter in office work or for taking minutes for general meetings. Some of the examples can be tedious and it is weak on journalism-based exercises, but it nonetheless equips you with knowledge and the speed to handle dictation relevant to most jobs. VP