My first "unofficial" speed test

We had our first "unofficial" speed test. Our instructor wanted to get an assessment on how fast we were writing. As a warm up, she dictating three takes at 48 words per minute. Then she tested us at 52 words per minute. We were given time to type up our notes and hand them in. I just received an e-mail with my score. 98.35% correct! Here is some of the advice she gave me:

"You should have no trouble passing the 60 wpm take by the end of the quarter. Practice RTC (RealTime Coach) as much as you can, tackling speeds where you are being challenged but where you are not completely out of control. There are finger drill exercises and theory exercises and speed exercises...plenty to keep you busy over the break. If you work hard on speed building through the end of the quarter and over the break, you will hopefully spend very little time in 80s. Don't get too bogged down with briefs and phrases. Only concentrate on the ones that make sense to you and that you believe will come up a lot."

Well, back to speedbuilding. I've only practice about and hour and a half today and I need to get in another hour or so.