MODULE NO.

1
BSOA -1
(OAC 1 FOUNDATION OF
SHORTHAND)

MARY JANE D. MARISCOTES

Instructor
 MODULE 1 FOR OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

FOUNDATION OF SHORTHAND
Bachelor of Science in Office Administration

Lesson No. Gregg Shorthand Alphabet, the Symbols for Punctuation, Paragraph and
1-4 Capitalization, Brief forms, Phrases and Different sizes of Strokes.

Schedule Mon., 2:00-5:00-8:00 pm,Tues.,7:00-10:00-2:00-5:00

Thurs.,7:00-10:00-10:00-1:00, Fri., -7:00-10:00 am 3hrs /week
Overview In this unit, you will learn the Gregg Shorthand Alphabet, the stroke symbols
and sound of the letters or words.
The speed with which you learn to read and write Gregg Shorthand will depend
largely on two factors; the time you devote to practice and the way in which you
practice.
The alphabet of Gregg Shorthand, each letter represents a certain sound.
In shorthand writing, you simply jot down only whatever sounds that you hear
in words and ignore all the silent letters unheard in speech.
Brief forms, the most common words have abbreviated shorthand spelling. The
brief forms in this lesson are all written with single shorthand symbols.

Learning At the end of this unit students can:

Outcome 1. Define what Gregg Shorthand is, identify and write the alphabet of Gregg
Shorthand correctly.
2. Enumerate the punctuation, paragraph, and capitalization symbols.
3. Discuss the proper execution of words, and minor vowels omitted words.
4. Identify the abbreviated words called brief forms, short and soft vowel
sounds.

Pre- Practice Drill:

assessment Write the Alphabet of Gregg Shorthand, Consonant written forward, written
downward and vowels in a shorthand stroke in your Steno Notebooks.
Activities/ Lesson 1: Gregg Shorthand Alphabet Resources:
Tasks https://
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2. Discuss and enumerate the alphabet of Gregg Shorthand https://
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Shorthand is a lifelong personal skill which relieves one from Gregg
drudgery of writing longhand. Shorthand makes it possible for Shorthand
most people to write three of four times faster than their College book 1
longhand writing speed. Over a lifetime this saves a Zoubek-
tremendous amount of time. Condon

What is Gregg Shorthand?

- is a form of shorthand that was invented by John Robert

Gregg in 1888. Like cursive longhand, it is completely based on
elliptical figures and lines that bisect them.
- Shorthand is written by sound; thus aim is written am (long
sound of a), cat is written kat, knee is written ne. Since we are
learning shorthand to save time in writing, it is necessary to
ignore those letters that aren't pronounced.
- is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases
speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more
common method of writing a language.

Gregg Shorthand Alphabet and different sizes of Strokes.

When writing a shorthand stroke, you may use a steno

notebook a two column steno pad it is because this type of pad
is best for writing shorthand.
Maintain good posture, you will have the greatest writing
speed when your arms are fully supported by the writing
surface. Use your free hand to steady the notebook.

Task: Write in your steno notebook the proper writing of

stroke of shorthand alphabet.
Lesson 2: Punctuation, Paragraph and Capitalization
Symbols Gregg
Shorthand
Objectives: College book 1
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Zoubek-
1. Identify the punctuation and paragraph symbols Condon
2. Memorize the stroke of Punctuation and capitalization. https://
www.google.c
Since ordinary longhand marks of punctuation are similar om/search?
to some of the shorthand symbols that will be presented in q=gregg+shor
later lessons special symbols are used to represent those thand+alphab
punctuation marks. et
Special symbols are used to represent the period and question https://
mark at the end of the sentence. www.youtube.
Shorthand capitalization is indicated with a pair of tiny upward com/watch?
slanting straight symbols. These capitalization marks are v=o3HU4Zr76
placed underneath the word to be capitalized at the end of the TE
outline.
Salutation such as sentences beginning with a proper noun
will contain capitalization marks. However, when a letter
begins with a salutation such as Dr. Mr., Dear Ms., the proper
noun will not contain capitalization marks. When the notes are
transcribed, the names will be capitalized.

When writing a shorthand stroke, you may use a steno

notebook a two-column steno pad it is because this type of pad
is best for writing shorthand.
Maintain good posture, you will have the greatest writing
speed when your arms are fully supported by the writing
surface. Use your free hand to steady the notebook.

Punctuation and Paragraph and Capitalization

Task: Write in your steno Notebook and memorize the stroke
of Punctuation, Paragraph symbols, Capitalization and
Salutation.

Lesson 3: Proper Execution of Words

Objectives:
References:
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
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1. Identify strokes and symbols the proper execution of words.
www.google.c
2. Discuss and enumerate each stroke and sound.
om/search?
3. Enumerate minor vowels omitted as an abbreviating
q=gregg+shor
principles.
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ation,paragrap
Communication is a process whereby people are able to
h+and+capital
understand each other. One person may be very good at
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describing facts ideas or emotions. Other people will not
https://
understand these messages though, unless they are effective
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listener
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listening skills being an essential part of the process. Good basic-
listening skills are among the many communications skills that shorthand-p-
you will refine through your study of Gregg Shorthand. 1-boa
In this lesson you will learn and understand the Gregg
importance of listening of sounds of every word to write a Shorthand
shorthand stroke. College book 1
Zoubek-
Condon
Tasks: Write in your steno notebook the symbols for the
sound of every letter in Gregg Shorthand alphabet, beginning
and ending of words, minor vowels omitted words.

References:
https://www.slideshare.net/raileeanne/basic-shorthand-p-1-
boa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx_Vo34CQ0s&t=46s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPgfAi-5DIc
Gregg Shorthand College book 1 Zoubek-Condo

Lesson 4: Abbreviated words called Brief Forms

Objectives:
1. Memorize and understand the stroke and symbols of brief
forms.
2. Identify and memorize the continuation of the combination
of stroke and proper execution of words.

There are some words in the English language that occur

again and again when we speak or write. As an aid to rapid
writing, special abbreviations, called brief forms, are provided
for some of these common words.
This process of abbreviation is common in longhand. For
example, we abbreviate Street to St.: Mister to Mr.; Saturday to
Sat. Because the word for which brief forms have been
provided occur so frequently be sure you learn them well.
 Brief Forms for Common Words

Continuation of the combination of stroke and proper

execution of words.
 Task:Write in your steno notebook and memorize the Brief
forms and the continuation of stroke and proper execution of
words.

References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSz-XVlyZA&t=728s
https://gregg.angelfishy.net/anunit03.shtml
https://www.slideshare.net/raileeanne/basic-shorthand-p-1-
boa
Gregg Shorthand College Book 1, Zoubec-Condon

Key Shorthand’s emphasis on the briefest possible forms is a big influence; the
Concepts/ shorthand writer is always aware of the line of least resistance. Of course,
Focus shorthand is not designed for people who have a choice in what they are writing;
Points it was intended almost explicitly for people rapid taking dictation of other
people’s words in well-defined contexts like the courtroom. But as someone in a
 different position entirely, I find myself thinking not in words and sentences as I
would in longhand, but instead trying to translate the sense in my head into the
words which are easiest to write and best drilled into your memory.

Post- At the end of this Unit I the student can memorize the Gregg shorthand alphabet
assessment and write the proper stroke and symbols, easy to identify every letter, can read
and and write the stroke.
Feedback At this unit we have a long quiz about the lesson contain in this module to
identify the student progress.

Assignmen Study and write in your steno notebook the consonants of https://
t/ Gregg Shorthand. gregg.angelfishy.n
Homework Memorize and practice the stroke of Gregg Shorthand et/
Alphabet. anunit01.shtml
References https://www.slideshare.net/raileeanne/basic-shorthand-p-1-boa?
next_slideshow=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand
https://gregg.angelfishy.net/anunit01.shtml
Gregg Shorthand, College Book 1, Zoubek, Centennial Edition

Prepared by:

MARY JANE D. MARISCOTES, MBM

Instructor
maryjane5mariscotes@gmail.com
09307617703