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Copy typing: how to ensure at least 98% accuracy
A lot of people can type, but not everyone knows how to accurately copy type a document. If you are a touch-typist and follow the below steps, you can ensure your copy typed documents are accurate....
Scribing in Cairns, Melbourne, Gippsland, Darwin
We are experienced in scribing and producing minutes of meetings, on site. Owner/operator Sally-Anne Watson Kane has 30 years' experience scribing and producing minutes and reports on site; and 25 ...
Scribes and minute-takers: the importance of good listening skills
What is a scribe or minute-taker A scribe or minute-taker is a person who scribes what the people at a meeting are saying while they are saying it. They also scribe interviews, discussions, perfor...
Healthy bodies for constant computer-users
Whether you're a writer, editor, proofreader, scribe or typist, if you work full-time sitting in a chair in front of a computer screen and you want to live a long life, you need to stick to four im...
Can you touch-type?
If you can touch type, this means you can: type a handwritten or typed hardcopy document into an electronic document on a computer, with good accuracy. You'll be looking at the document you ar...
The importance of accuracy when minute-taking
The main goal of minute-taking (or 'scribing') a meeting is to accurately record and clearly present the proceedings and outcomes of the meeting. Accurate minutes are necessary for meeting atten...
The skills you need to be an accurate minute-taker (scribe)
What is a scribe or minute-taker Minute-takers scribe what people are saying (or a summary of what they're saying) while they say it, at a meeting, interview or workshop then edit that draft to pr...
The pressures of scribing and minute-taking
Scribing and minute-taking - that is, scribing what people are saying while they're saying it - is not always a high-pressure role. For example, scribing your netball club's minutes is not very dif...
How to increase your typing speed
'Touch-typing' means being able to type without looking at the keys because you've memorised where they are. Can you touch-type? Click this link if you're not sure what touch-typing is, or whethe...
The path from typist to scribe
If you're a fast typist you may be interested in learning to be a scribe. Below is a clear outline of the pathway for becoming a scribe. What is 'scribing'? 'Scribing' means transcribing what...