Dear colleagues,
Did you know that you can now follow me on Twitter? I post my blog entries on there, as well as little steno-related tidbits that can help you in your quest to be the best stenographer you can be. Please follow me @StenoDuchess. I would also love to hear from you and how you are doing. You can email me at: stenoduchess@gmail.com. I also have a Youtube Channel that is still in construction. I hope to eventually make regular videos to help us all overcome our steno woes. I hope to hear from you soon!
Love,
The Steno Duchess
Friday 7 June 2013
Monday 3 June 2013
14 briefs for phrases that end in "did"
Dear stenographers and Phoenix Theorists,
In my practice today, I stumbled upon a concept that shocked me. Okay, well, I might be exaggerating a little, but I did widen my eyes and drop my jaw. My heartbeat became noticeably faster. "What an outrage, I thought to myself. This isn't even in the Phoenix Theory Quick Reference Guide!" So today, I want to share with you, beloved colleagues, 14 phrase briefs for phrases that end with "did":
I did /KRW*F
he did /HAOE*F
she did /SHAOE*F
you did /KWROU*F
how did /HO*UF
that did /THA*F
these did /THAOE*F
they did /THAEU*F
this did /THEU*F
we did /WAOE*F
when did /WH*F
where did /WR*F
who did /WHAO*F
These are only the ones that should already exist in your personal dictionary. You might want to create more by defining them. If you do, be sure to share them generously with us in the comment section.
I wonder how many other concepts there are in Phoenix that are not advertised in the official reference guide...
I hope you found this useful. Please let me know how you are doing.
With love,
The Steno Duchess
In my practice today, I stumbled upon a concept that shocked me. Okay, well, I might be exaggerating a little, but I did widen my eyes and drop my jaw. My heartbeat became noticeably faster. "What an outrage, I thought to myself. This isn't even in the Phoenix Theory Quick Reference Guide!" So today, I want to share with you, beloved colleagues, 14 phrase briefs for phrases that end with "did":
I did /KRW*F
he did /HAOE*F
she did /SHAOE*F
you did /KWROU*F
how did /HO*UF
that did /THA*F
these did /THAOE*F
they did /THAEU*F
this did /THEU*F
we did /WAOE*F
when did /WH*F
where did /WR*F
who did /WHAO*F
These are only the ones that should already exist in your personal dictionary. You might want to create more by defining them. If you do, be sure to share them generously with us in the comment section.
I wonder how many other concepts there are in Phoenix that are not advertised in the official reference guide...
I hope you found this useful. Please let me know how you are doing.
With love,
The Steno Duchess
Who wants to graduate on time?
Dear fellow stenographers and Phoenix Theorists,
I hope you are having a wonderful day, and I thank you for joining me here for another Steno Duchess blog post. I hope you are making good progress in your steno practice, and that you are finding ways to complement your formal schooling to enable you to succeed and improve faster. If you are, I would love for you to share your strategies with me, so that I can share them with the world. Please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this post, or send me an email. You can alo follow me on Twitter @StenoDuchess.
I was chatting with a layman about the difference between steno theories, and he brought up some very interesting points. He reminded me that when I was in university, there was no talk about stagnation. It was either you learn the material, and you use it to be successful in school, or you don't, and you fail the class. There was no option to take your time or to do what was best for you. No: everyone had to progress; everyone had to study and learn and finish on time. Now, in the steno world, there is a lot of talk about how different people progress at different speeds, and you should do what "works for you". We are told not to panic if we are not keeping up; that that is normal. In fact, it is deemed abnormal if someone progresses quickly, and actually manages to graduate on time. I'm going to come out and be 100% honest with you right now: that seems really bizarre to me. The fact that we are not pushed to keep up, or given strategies to accelerate our learning process is strange. It is entirely left to the student to manage their own time and pathe their own way to graduation. Isn't that odd? If the student was studying on their own at home, then that would be another story, but we ARE frequenting formal instutions, are we not? So why isn't there a formal procedure and path laid out for us? I get that not everyone learns in the same way, but that's how it worked in university. I get that not everyone has the same natural dexterity or talent to progress at the same rate, but that's how it worked in university: Everyone had to finish on time. even with programs that are based on personal talent and dexterity such as music: You have to finish on time. I studied music, and there never was any talk of perhaps not graduating on time. If you were lagging behind, the professor more often than not stepped in to see what was going on and gave you the tools you needed to make it.
I want to see that happen in steno school. I want teachers to take us by the hand, and with their knowledge and experience, help us be the best we can be, and more importantly, graduate on time.
Until next time,
The Steno Duchess
I hope you are having a wonderful day, and I thank you for joining me here for another Steno Duchess blog post. I hope you are making good progress in your steno practice, and that you are finding ways to complement your formal schooling to enable you to succeed and improve faster. If you are, I would love for you to share your strategies with me, so that I can share them with the world. Please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this post, or send me an email. You can alo follow me on Twitter @StenoDuchess.
I was chatting with a layman about the difference between steno theories, and he brought up some very interesting points. He reminded me that when I was in university, there was no talk about stagnation. It was either you learn the material, and you use it to be successful in school, or you don't, and you fail the class. There was no option to take your time or to do what was best for you. No: everyone had to progress; everyone had to study and learn and finish on time. Now, in the steno world, there is a lot of talk about how different people progress at different speeds, and you should do what "works for you". We are told not to panic if we are not keeping up; that that is normal. In fact, it is deemed abnormal if someone progresses quickly, and actually manages to graduate on time. I'm going to come out and be 100% honest with you right now: that seems really bizarre to me. The fact that we are not pushed to keep up, or given strategies to accelerate our learning process is strange. It is entirely left to the student to manage their own time and pathe their own way to graduation. Isn't that odd? If the student was studying on their own at home, then that would be another story, but we ARE frequenting formal instutions, are we not? So why isn't there a formal procedure and path laid out for us? I get that not everyone learns in the same way, but that's how it worked in university. I get that not everyone has the same natural dexterity or talent to progress at the same rate, but that's how it worked in university: Everyone had to finish on time. even with programs that are based on personal talent and dexterity such as music: You have to finish on time. I studied music, and there never was any talk of perhaps not graduating on time. If you were lagging behind, the professor more often than not stepped in to see what was going on and gave you the tools you needed to make it.
I want to see that happen in steno school. I want teachers to take us by the hand, and with their knowledge and experience, help us be the best we can be, and more importantly, graduate on time.
Until next time,
The Steno Duchess
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