No rest for the weary

Just like a lot of other court reporting students, I'm on my two-week winter break from school. Unlike my last break, however, I am NOT taking a break from practicing my steno! That was a huge mistake which I will not repeat.

I've been doing a lot of hard copy steno practice followed by practicing to the television. This has been my practice routine for the last two weeks, and I can see some real improvement in my accuracy. I haven't gained any speed, mind you, but I'm taking my rewards where I can get them.

Now comes the hard part. Adding speedbuilding to my practice routine. This is not easy for me because I still find it difficult to "let go" and trust my fingers. A fellow student suggested that I stare at one of those "Magic Eye" pictures and try to get the image to appear while I'm practicing. THAT may be too much multitasking for me, but I think I'm going to give it a try!


Well, back to practicing!