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All the blog articles are given at the end of each month as PDF (shorthand and text) and a ZIP file containing MP3 dictations. One blog per month is also given as a Facility Drill book PDF and as an additional dictation at 40wpm. An additional Facility Drill is occasionally given for theory subjects.

High Speed Dictation Versions

I have taken all the Short Letters and Long Letters blogs and produced a high speed dictation version for every practice paragraph (omitting any intro paragraphs). Each MP3 file consists of one paragraph repeated at speeds from 100 to 200 wpm inclusive. The ZIP files are given in a separate High Speed table at the foot of this page. Two of the speeds are new recordings and from these the inbetween speeds have been achieved using Audacity.

Blog Downloads Table

Slow Blogs 40wpm Dictations Year At Once Downloads

These are repeats of all the 40wpm Slow MP3s contained within the monthly blog zips

High Speed Dictation Downloads table

(Speed Up Pads Downloads on separate page)

PDF

The PDFs give the shorthand and text, without photos, suitable for printing for A4 or cut in half for A5 binder. The coloured inks used in the on-screen versions are all converted to blue for the Blog PDFs, and to black for the Facility Drills.

MP3

Each ZIP file contains an MP3 for each article, plus a TXT file listing the articles and timings. The speeds are on average in the 80's and 90's. There is an additional slow dictation of one article per month at 40wpm. If this speed is easy for you, they can be used as stamina and/or neatness practice, as some of them are 20-30 minutes long.

Each dictation MP3 consists of the title, approx 3 blank seconds, the article, approx 3 blank seconds, plus final hand bell sound. The seconds and speed given in the TXT list are calculated only on the article part only. The speed of each MP3 is recorded in the metadata under "Genre" and the word count under "Year", so if you extract and store all the various months' MP3s in one folder, you can sort on speed or length, as well as on file name. You can change the speed of any dictation using Audacity's "Change Tempo" setting. These files are undergoing gradual re-recording to improve the quality.

Facility Drill Book PDF

Each month's slow dictation is also available as a facility drill book, and some months have an extra drill book. Each drill book has the full text at the end, but for notes on the outlines see the actual blog article.

These drills help you to write smoothly and accurately, and get the hand into the habit of writing without stopping and starting. They are a preparation for taking dictation in the normal way onto empty paper. Facility drill books should not be used for actual dictation practice, as it is essential to be able to recall outlines in response to the sounds, instantly and without any help. It may be helpful to use a different colour ink, or pencil to write your shorthand, so you can see which lines are which. For further on this type of practice, see Blog March 2015 Facility_Drills

Blog Downloads     2021  -  2020  -  2019  -  2018  -  2017

2016  -  2015  -  2014  -  2013  -  2012

*HS Additional high speed dictations available below

2021 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
New Year Fireworks
Strong Man
Super Soup
Short Letters 20
*HS
2021 January
1.4 MB
26 Jan 2021
 
Short Letters 20
0.8 MB
26 Jan 2021
2021 Jan MP3/ZIP
51 MB
24 Mar 2021
Staycation Letters
A Bit Of Snow
Fraser's Friends
Return To Mars
2021 February
1.4 MB
1 Oct 2024
Staycation Letters
0.9 MB
27 Feb 2021
2021 Feb MP3/ZIP
61 MB
27 Feb 2021
 
Roundhouses
Pins And Tins
Daffodil Contest
Same Sounds 1
2021 March
1.2 MB
16 Dec 2024
Pins And Tins
0.7 MB
18 Mar 2021
2021 Mar MP3/ZIP
51 MB
27 Mar 2021
 
Same Sounds 2
Same Sounds 3
Short Letters 21
*HS
Diary Day 8 - Lesnes Abbey
 
2021 April
2.4 MB
28 Apr 2021
Same Sounds 1,2,3
1.8 MB
2 Apr 2021

Short Letters21
0.6 MB
12 April 2021

2021 Apr MP3/ZIP
43 MB
28 Apr 2021
 
Red Coat
Same Sounds 4
Fraser Unedited
Phrase Paras 1
2021 May
1.9 MB
9 Nov 2022
Same Sounds 4
0.8 MB
17 May 2021
2021 May MP3/ZIP
59 MB
29 May 2021
Phrase Paras 2
Diary Day 9 - Peckham Rye Park
Soggy Day Out
Jack & Josh Idioms
2021 Jun
1.3 MB
23 June 2021
Diary Day 9
0.8 MB
23 Jun 2021
2021 Jun MP3/ZIP
57 MB
23 Jun 2021
Phrase Paras 3
Word For Word
Phrase Paras 4
Seaside Activities
2021 Jul
2 MB
9 Nov 2022
Seaside Activities
1.4 MB
12 Nov 2021
2021 Jul MP3/ZIP
75 MB
28 Jul 2021
Thank You Letters 1
Thank You Letters 2
Tower Bridge
Ler And Rer Part 1
Ler And Rer Part 2
2021 Aug
1.4
MB
12 Nov 2021
Tower Bridge
0.9 MB
1 Sep 2021
2021 Aug MP3/ZIP
65 MB
9 Sep 2021
2020 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Birthday Messages
Can't Wait
Landing On A Sixpence
Distinguishing Phrases 1
2020 January
1.3 MB
19 Jan 2021
Landing On A Sixpence
0.8 MB
29 Jan 2020

Distinguishing Phrases 1 (Practice paras only)
0.5 MB
19 Jan 2021

2020 Jan MP3/ZIP
74 MB
29 Jan 2020
Distinguishing Phrases 2
Winter Lights
Diary Day 6 - Richmond
Audio Typing
2020 February
1.3 MB
16 Dec 2024
Distinguishing Phrases 2 (Practice paras only)
0.5 MB
4 Feb 2020
2020 Feb MP3/ZIP
53 MB
24 Feb 2020
Leap Years
Short Form Derivatives Part 1
Short Form Derivatives Part 2
Virus Vocab
 
2020 March
1.3 MB
25 Mar 2020
Leap Years
0.6 MB
21 Mar 2020

Short Form Derivatives Parts 1 & 2 (practice paras only)
1 MB
20 Mar 2020

2020 Mar MP3/ZIP
56 MB
25 Mar 2020

 

Streams
Shorthand Greyhound
Fruits
Memory Quotes
2020 April
1.5 MB
23 Apr 2020
Streams
0.7 MB
16 Apr 2020 
2020 Apr MP3/ZIP
64 MB
23 Apr 2020
Fraser's Numbers
Learning Quotes
Termination
Black Hole
2020 May
1.2 MB
12 Sep 2024
Fraser's Numbers
1 MB
29 May 2020 
2020 May MP3/ZIP
62 MB
30 May 2020
Photos
Short Letters 19 *HS
Facts And Cons
Andy's Speech
2020 June
1.3 MB
13 Apr 2021
Short Letters 19
0.7 MB
13 Jun 2020

Facts And Cons
0.8 MB
18 Jun 2020

2020 Jun MP3/ZIP
60 MB
24 Jun 2020
Wood Walk
Rest Day
Impossible
Garden Webcam
2020 July
1.4 MB
1 Oct 2024
Wood Walk
0.8 MB
29 Jul 2020
2020 Jul MP3/ZIP
65 MB
28 Jul 2020
Pond Interviews
Jack And Josh
Travelling Again
Full and Fully
2020 Aug
2.4 MB
22 Aug 2024
Jack And Josh
1.2 MB
29 Aug 2020
2020 Aug MP3/ZIP
72 MB
29 Aug 2020
Burgess Park
Jack Josh And Uncle Bill
Warning Signs
Foes To Friends
2020 Sep
1.6 MB
9 Sep 2024
Jack, Josh And Uncle Bill
0.8 MB
26 Sep 2020
2020 Sep MP3/ZIP
50 MB
26 Sep 2020
Lots Of Isms Part 1
Lots Of Isms Part 2
Long Letters 1
*HS
Surrey Docks
2020 Oct
1.4 MB
25 Oct 2020
 
Long Letters 1
1 MB
21 Oct 2020
2020 Oct MP3/ZIP
65 MB
25 Oct 2020
Autumn Park
Fraser In The Kitchen
Phrase Sentences 1
Phrase Sentences 2
2020 Nov
1.8 MB
9 Nov 2022
Phrase Sentences 1&2
1.7 MB
9 Nov 2022
2020 Nov MP3/ZIP
88 MB
24 Mar 2021
Not Responding
Paint Pots
Diary Day 7 - A Royal Park
Dear Mr Christmas

Top of page
 

2020 Dec
1.4 MB
22 Dec 2020
 
Diary Day 7 - A Royal Park
1.1 MB
18 Dec 2020

Dear Mr Christmas
0.7 MB
22 Dec 2020

2020 Dec MP3/ZIP
73.5 MB
22 Dec 2020
2019 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Onwards
No Focus
Silent Letters 1
Silent Letters 2
2019 January
1.2 MB
12 Nov 2021
No Focus
0.7 MB
12 Nov 2021
2019 Jan MP3/ZIP
48 MB
17 Mar 2019
Bread Making
Creation
You And Us
Roof Gardens
2019 February
1 MB
19 Feb 2020
Roof Gardens
0.6 MB
6 Apr 2019
2019 Feb MP3/ZIP
50 MB
17 Mar 2019
Blustery Day
Bank Of England
Misspellings 5
Short Letters 16
*HS
2019 March
1 MB
8 Apr 2019
Short Letters 16
0.7 MB
6 Apr 2019
2019 Mar MP3/ZIP
43 MB
24 Jun 2019

 
April Genius
Diary Day 1 - Hampton Court
River Race
Simple2 (for learner revision)
2019 April
1.3 MB
9 Jul 2024
Diary Day 1
0.8 MB
22 Apr 2019

Simple 2
0.4 MB
9 Jul 2024

2019 Apr MP3/ZIP
61.5 MB
27 Nov 2020


 
Diary Day 2 - Fulham Palace
Harold & Co
Mr Bird's Journal
Fraser's Shortlist
2019 May
1.3 MB
19 Nov 2019
Diary Day 2
0.7 MB
28 May 2019
2019 May MP3/ZIP
52 MB
24 Mar 2021
Martian State Visit
Free Newspapers
The Bees
Short Letters 17
*HS
2019 Jun
1.4 MB
12 Nov 2021
Short Letters 17
0.9 MB
12 Nov 2021
2019 Jun MP3/ZIP
64 MB
13 Jun 2020
Fastest One Wins
Diary Day 3 - Highgate Fair
Special Outlines
Moon Month
2019 Jul
1.3 MB
2 Mar 2024
Diary Day 3
0.7 MB
26 Jul 2019

Special Outlines (practice paras only)
0.6 MB
26 Jul 2019

2019 Jul MP3/ZIP
63 MB
18 Jun 2020
Motivational Quotes
There And Back
Short Letters 18
*HS
Too Hot
2019 Aug
1.43 MB
29 Sep 2019
Short Letters 18
1 MB
28 Aug 2019
2019 Aug MP3/ZIP
64 MB
28 Aug 2019
First Jumper Day
Wimbledon Common
Last Minute Garden
Diary Day 4 - Tower Bridge
2019 Sep
1.2 MB
26 Nov 2020
Diary Day 4
1 MB
30 Sep 2019
2019 Sep MP3/ZIP
52 MB
30 Sep 2019
 
Short Form Sets Part 1
Short Form Sets Part 2
Apple Celebration
Chickening Out
2019 Oct
1 MB
27 Aug 2024
Short Form Sets Part 1
0.9 MB
11 Oct 2019

Short Form Sets Part 2
0.8 MB
11 Oct 2019

2019 Oct MP3/ZIP
68 MB
26 Oct 2019


 
Drinking Lions
Moon Landing Fireworks
Polar Exhibition
Diary Day 5 - Midlands
2019 Nov
1.1 MB
16 Dec 2024
Moon Landing Fireworks
0.7 MB
26 Nov 2019
2019 Nov MP3/ZIP
51 MB
2 Nov 2019
Christmas Cards
Travel Arrangements
Merry Shopping
Omission Phrases 2

Top of page
 
2019 Dec
1.3 MB
14 Oct 2024
Omission Phrases 2
0.7 MB
9 Jan 2021
2019 Dec MP3/ZIP
65 MB
29 Dec 2019
2018 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
More Con Words
Basic Phrases 1
Basic Phrases 2
Road Trip

("Simple Phrases" have been renamed "Basic Phrases"

2018 January
1.6 MB
16 Feb 2021
Road Trip
1.2 MB
16 Feb 2021
 
2018 Jan MP3/ZIP
77 MB
4 Feb 2021
Be A Dinosaur
Short Letters 12
*HS
Sess Words
Wind Chill Factor
2018 February
1.5 MB
16 Dec 2024
Short Letters 12
0.7 MB
15 Dec 2024
2018 Feb MP3/ZIP
70 MB
4 Feb 2021
Some Stones
Wintry Battle
Albert Memorial
High Speed Race
2018 March
1.2 MB
8 Apr 2019
Albert Memorial
0.8 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Mar MP3/ZIP
53 MB
5 Feb 2021
Million Daffodils
No Comment
One Million Years BC
Short Letters 13
*HS
2018 April
1 MB
16 Feb 2021
Million Daffodils
0.6 MB
6 Apr 2019

Short Letters 13
0.7 MB
6 Apr 2019

2018 Apr MP3/ZIP
44 MB
6 Feb 2021

 
Mathematics Terms
Geometry Terms
Steam Day
Lazing
2018 May
2.2 MB
2 Mar 2024
Steam Day
1 MB
6 Feb 2021
2018 May MP3/ZIP
95 MB
6 Feb 2021
Obedient Servant
Writing Quotes
Smartphones
Hill Garden And Pergola
2018 June
1.4 MB
16 Feb 2021
Hill Garden And Pergola
0.7 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Jun MP3/ZIP
54 MB
8 Feb 2021
Football Game
No Rain
Mr Imp's Diary
Rain At Last
2018 July
1.4 MB
16 Feb 2021
Rain At Last
0.5 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Jul MP3/ZIP
48 MB
13 Feb 2021

 
Postcards 2
Temptation And Hesitation
Fraser's Presentation
Short Letters 14
*HS
2018 Aug
1.7 MB
7 Nov 2022
Temptation And Hesitation
0.6 MB
6 Apr 2019

Short Letters 14
0.6 MB
7 Nov 2022

2018 Aug MP3/ZIP
57 MB
24 Mar 2021

 
The Shard
Old Photos
Basic Phrases 3

Basic Phrases 4

("Simple Phrases" have been renamed "Basic Phrases"

2018 Sep
1.4 MB
17 Feb 2021
The Shard
1.2 MB
17 Feb 2021
2018 Sep MP3/ZIP
70 MB
15 Feb 2021
October Summer
Portraits
All About You 1
All About You 2
2018 Oct
1.2 MB
17 Feb 2021
Portraits
0.7 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Oct MP3/ZIP
54.5 MB
15 Feb 2021
Lord Mayor's Show
River Thames
Fraser's Fright
Gift Quotes
2018 Nov
1.2 MB
1 Oct 2024
Lord Mayor's Show
0.5 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Nov MP3/ZIP
53 MB
16 Feb 2021

 
What We Don't Want
Christmas Lights 2
Short Letters 15
*HS
Cards

Top of page
 
2018 Dec
2 MB
17 Feb 2021
Short Letters 15
0.7 MB
6 Apr 2019
2018 Dec MP3/ZIP
47 MB
16 Feb 2021
2017 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Train Journey
Doubled Or Not
First Snow
Looking For Trouble
2017 January
2.5 MB
15 Dec 2024
Train Journey
1.4 MB
15 Dec 2024
 
2017 Jan MP3/ZIP
88 MB
31 Dec 2020
Speed Up Pad
Short Letters 10
*HS
RAF Badges
Instructor Phrases Section 1
2017 February
2 MB
14 Dec 2024
Short Letters 10
0.8 MB
31 Dec 2020

Instructor Phrases Section 1
0.7 MB
14 Dec 2024

2017 Feb MP3/ZIP
57 MB
30 Dec 2020
Gemstones
Misspellings 4
Perfect For The Job
Flowery Language
2017 March
2 MB
2 Feb 2021
Misspellings4
0.9 MB
6 Apr 2020
2017 Mar MP3/ZIP
74 MB
7 Jan 2021
Boat Race Lesson
Instructor Phrases Section 2
Instructor Phrases Section 3
Marathon Effort
2017 April
1 MB
14 Dec 2024
Boat Race Lesson
0.7 MB
14 Dec 2024

Instructor Phrases Sections 2 & 3
0.6 MB
18 Oct 2022

2017 Apr MP3/ZIP
43 MB
8 Jan 2021
Beauty And Beast
Instructor Phrases Section 4
Kite Festival
Golf Rules
 
2017 May
1 MB
2 Feb 2021
Kite Festival
0.8 MB
31 Dec 2020

Instructor Phrases Section 4
0.4 MB
6 Apr 2019

2017 May MP3/ZIP
49 MB
8 Jan 2021
Fat Shorthand
Breaking News
Instructor Phrases Section 5
Some Parks
 
2017 June
1.5 MB
21 Jan 2021
 
Some Parks
0.9
MB
6 Apr 2019

Instructor Phrases Section 5
0.7 MB
21 Jan 2021

2017 June MP3/ZIP
61 MB
8 Jan 2021
Instructor Phrases Section 6
Instructor Phrases Section 7
Vintage Festival
Pond Dramas

 

2017 July
1.2 MB
15 Dec 2024
Vintage Festival
0.7
MB
15 Dec 2024

Instructor Phrases Section 6 & 7
1.3 MB
20 Nov 2022

2017 Jul MP3/ZIP
55 MB
10 Nov 2022
Cruise Ship
With What
River Walk
Postcards
 
2017 August
2 MB
31 Jan 2021
With What
0.8 MB
31 Jan 2021

River Walk
0.7 MB
31 Jan 2021

2017 Aug MP3/ZIP
55
MB
30 Jan 2021
Autumn Weather
Cassini
Intersections 1
Intersections 2
 
2017 September
1.5 MB
16 Dec 2024
Autumn Weather
0.6 MB
6 Apr 2019

Intersections 1 & 2
1.7 MB
16 Dec 2024

2017 Sep MP3/ZIP
55
MB
30 Jan 2021
Short Letters 11 *HS
Downward L 1
Downward L 2
Crunch Time
 
2017 October
2
MB
2 Feb 2021
Short Letters 11
1.2
MB
8 Jul 2020
2017 Oct MP3/ZIP
68
MB
30 Jan 2021
October Plenty
Stay Sharp
Fireworks 2017
Downward L 3
2017 November
1.2
MB
2 Feb 2021
Fireworks 2017
0.9 MB
15 Aug 2019
2017 Nov MP3/ZIP
63
MB
2 Feb 2021
Santa Dash
Pantomime Horse Race
Christmas Bakery
Con Prefix Medial

Top of page
 
2017 December
1
MB
2 Feb 2021
Con Prefix Medial
0.8 MB
6 Apr 2019
2017 Dec MP3/ZIP
48
MB
31 Jan 2021
2016 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Rooms
Finally Winter
Had Do Did
Just Checking
2016 January
2 MB
14 Dec 2024
Rooms
0.3
MB
6 Apr 2019

Had Do Did
(Practice paras only) 1 MB
14 Dec 2024

2016 Jan MP3/ZIP
65 MB
17 Aug 2024
Banking Vocabulary
Early Spring
Success Story
Language Quotes
2016 February
2.5 MB
8 Jul 2020
Success Story
0.6
MB
6 Apr 2019
2016 Feb MP3/ZIP
64 MB
4 Jun 2020
Blue Bell Hill
Sales
Frogs
Boat Race
2016 March
1.5 MB
5 June 2020
 
Blue Bell Hill
0.8
MB
5 June 2020
2016 MarMP3/ZIP
53 MB
5 June 2020
Petts Wood
Markfield Beam Engine
Croydon Airport
Perivale Wood
2016 April
1.5 MB
6 Jun 2020
Perivale Wood
0.9
MB
6 Jun 2020
2016 Apr MP3/ZIP
58
MB
13 Jun 2020
Dear Mr Pitman
Kites
Ted's Essay
Opportunists
2016 May
2 MB
21 Nov 2020
Kites
0.7
MB
21 Nov 2020
2016 May MP3/ZIP
51 MB
21 Nov 2020
We Like to Abbrev
Pitter Patter Raindrops
Caravan Holidays
Short Letters 7
*HS
2016 June
3 MB
22 Nov 2020
Short Letters 7
0.5
MB
6 Apr 2019
2016 Jun MP3/ZIP
54
MB
22 Nov 2020
Exercise
Jupiter And Juno
RAF Museum
Short Letters 8
*HS
2016 July
3 MB
23 Nov 2019
Short Letters 8
0.
6 MB
19 Nov 2019
2016 Jul MP3/ZIP
64
MB
23 Nov 2020
Barbican
Short Letters 9
*HS
Great Barn
News From The Pond
2016 August
2.5 MB
14 Dec 2024
Short Letters 9
0.
6 MB
6 Apr 2019
2016 Aug MP3/ZIP
52
MB
24 Nov 2020
Sky Garden
Another September
Grubby Victory
Instructor Phrases Intro
2016 September
2 MB
15 Dec 2024
Instructor Phrases Intro
0.5
MB
20 Jan 2021
2016 Sep MP3/ZIP
54 MB
10 Dec 2020
Last Fling
Cut-Price Shorthand
Kempton Steam Museum
Battle Of Hastings
2016 October
2.5 MB
15 Dec 2024
Last Fling
0.8
MB
6 Apr 2019
2016 Oct MP3/ZIP
59
MB
10 Dec 2020
Fireworks Display
Last Leaves
Vintage Cars
Party Game
2016 November
2 MB
2 Feb 2021
Fireworks Display
0.9 MB
15 Aug 2019
2016 Nov MP3/ZIP
59 MB
24 Dec 2020
Toys
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Tree Festival
Boxing Day

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2016 December
1.5 MB
26 Dec 2020
Toys
0.7 MB
26 Dec 2020
2016 Dec MP3/ZIP
52 MB
26 Dec 2020
2015 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Short Letters1 *HS
Tall Ships Regatta
Making A Start
Martian Bombshells
2015 January
2 MB
16 Aug 2024
Short Letters 1
1.3
MB
21 Jan 2020
2015 Jan MP3/ZIP
73 MB
13 Jun 2020
Habits
Tides
Short Letters2
*HS
Conversations
2015 February
2 MB
24 Jan 2020
Short Letters 2
1
MB
24 Jan 2020
2015 Feb MP3/ZIP
56 MB
24 Mar 2021
Facility Drills
Short Letters3
*HS
Solar Eclipse
Proverbs Reclaimed
2015 March
2.3 MB
2 Feb 2021
Short Letters 3
1
MB
6 Apr 2019
2015 Mar MP3/ZIP
67 MB
15 Jun 2020
The Wrong Pencil
Omitted Sounds
Upminster Windmill
Marathon 2015
2015 April
2.5 MB
8 Jul 2020
Marathon 2015
0.9
MB
6 Apr 2019
2015 Apr MP3/ZIP
54 MB
27 Feb 2020
General Election
Contractions 1
Contractions 2
Contractions 3
Short Letters 4
*HS
2015 May
2 MB
16 Dec 2024
Short Letters 4
0.8
MB
8 Jul 2020
2015 May MP3/ZIP
80 MB
28 Feb 2020
The Pigeon Game
Contractions 4
Steam Fairground
Contractions 5
Contractions 6
2015 June
2 MB
13 Jun 2020
Steam Fairground
1
MB
28 Feb 2020
2015 Jun MP3/ZIP
76 MB
13 Jun 2020
Alexandra Palace
Almost The Seaside
Pluto Flyby
Short Letters 5
*HS
2015 July
2 MB
15 Dec 2024
Alexandra Palace
1.3
MB
2 Feb 2021

Short Letters 5
0.9
MB
6 Apr 2019
2015 Jul MP3/ZIP
80 MB
17 Apr 2020
Museum Of Childhood
Short Letters 6
*HS
Docklands Museum
Highgate Wood
2015 August
3 MB
15 Dec 2024
Short Letters 6
0.9
MB
21 Apr 2020
2015 Aug MP3/ZIP
58 MB
21 Apr 2020
Tower Beach
Misspellings 2
Misspellings 3
Can't And Won't
2015 September
1 MB
15 Dec 2024
Tower Beach
0.9
MB
14 Dec 2024
2015 Sep MP3/ZIP
50
MB
13 Jun 2020
Energy For Waste
End Of Season
Daylight Saving
Fraser's Phrases
2015 October
2
MB
16 Dec 2024
Daylight Saving
0.9
MB
20 Jan 2021
2015 Oct MP3/ZIP
55
MB
25 Apr 2020
Weather Words
Diary Words
Quotes For Shorthanders
Sewing Machines
2015 November
3.5
MB
15 Dec 2024
Diary Words
1.5
MB15 Dec 2024
(paras 4-13)
2015 Nov MP3/ZIP
98 MB
13 Jun 2020
Sheep Drive
Christmas Nativities
Mind The Gap
Twixmas

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2015 December
2
MB
8 Jul 2020
Christmas Nativities
1 MB
29 Apr 2020
2015 Dec MP3/ZIP
60
MB
29 Apr 2020
2014 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
Less Than Perfect
Chocolate
Minutes Of The Meeting
*HS
Success Quotes
2014 January
1.5 MB
17 Aug 2024
Minutes Of The Meeting
2
MB
17 Aug 2024
2014 Jan MP3/ZIP
82 MB
24 Sep 2019
Stay And Sit
Winter Or Spring
Boring Shorthand
Afternoon At Hall Place
2014 February
1.5 MB
11 Dec 2019
Afternoon At Hall Place
0.6
MB
6 Apr 2019
2014 Feb MP3/ZIP
51 MB
13 Jun 2020
North Greenwich Riverside
Blog Dictations
Crows
Daffodils
2014 March
1.5 MB
15 Dec 2024
Crows
1
MB
7 Jun 2022
2014 Mar MP3/ZIP
65 MB
12 Dec 2019
Impatient Gardener
Hay Revision Part 1
Hay Revision Part 2
Hay Revision Part 3
2014 April
1.5 MB
15 Dec 2024
Impatient Gardener
2
MB
15 Dec 2024
2014 Apr MP3/ZIP
64 MB
28 Dec 2019
Instant Response
May Queen Celebrations
Simple Words
Woolwich Ferry
Optimism Quotes
2014 May
1.5 MB
15 Dec 2024
Woolwich Ferry
1
MB
1 Jan 2020
2014 May MP3/ZIP
60 MB
1 Jan 2020
Stockwood Park Revisited
Football
Too Fast
Omission Phrases
2014 June
2 MB
9 Nov 2022
Omission Phrases
1.2
MB
9 Nov 2022
2014 Jun MP3/ZIP
80 MB
4 Jun 2019
Con Prefix
Fish Newsletter
Spring Clean
Pen And Ink
2014 July
2.5 MB
26 Nov 2020
Spring Clean
1 MB
3 Jan 2020
2014 Jul MP3/ZIP
75 MB
13 Jun 2020
Business Letters
Papyrus
Books
Crows, Ravens and R-Hooks
2014 August
1.5 MB
8 Jul 2020
Business Letters
1
MB
4 Jan 2020
2014 Aug MP3/ZIP
57 MB
13 Jun 2020
Eagles and L-Hooks
Apple Trees
Money
Something Easy
2014 September
2 MB
15 Dec 2024
Money
1.1
MB
6 Jan 2020
2014 Sep MP3 ZIP
67 MB
7 Jan 2020
Changing Season
Matchsticks
Not Guilty
End Of Month Report
2014 October
2.5 MB
5 Sep 2024
Changing Season
0.9
MB
26 Nov 2020
2014 Oct MP3/ZIP
73
MB
31 Aug 2024
Fireworks
Simple 1 (for learner revision)
Comet Landing
Winter Quotes
2014 November
1.5
MB
9 Jul 2024
Simple 1
1.2
MB
9 Jul 2024
2014 Nov MP3/ZIP
60 MB
24 Mar 2021
Crystal Palace
Christmas Lights
Christmas Movie
New Shoes

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2014 December
2 MB
26 Nov 2020
Crystal Palace
1.5
MB
26 Nov 2020
2014 Dec MP3/ZIP
74 MB
14 Jan 2020
2013 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
New Year's Resolutions
Tonbridge Town Lock
Shorthand Gloves
Short Form Pairs
Short Form Non-Pairs Part 1
Short Form Non-Pairs Part 2
2013 January
2.5 MB
9 Nov 2022
Tonbridge Town Lock
1
MB
8 Jul 2020
2013 Jan MP3/ZIP
100 MB
1 Jan 2020
Garden Diary
Just Do It
Keep Calm Carry On Writing
Short Forms from Vowel Signs Part1
Short Forms from Vowel Signs Part2
Short Forms from Vowel Signs Part3
2013 February
2 MB
16 Jun 2019
Just Do It
0.7
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Feb MP3/ZIP
76 MB
25 April 2018
Frog Time
Winter Rain
Easter
Quotes
2013 March
1.5 MB
6 Feb 2019
Easter
0.8
MB
30 Apr 2019
2013 Mar MP3/ZIP
46 MB
30Apr 2019
Cease and Desist!
Spring At Last
Pigeons
Please Wait
2013 April
2 MB
13 Jul 2019
Spring At Last
0.7
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Apr MP3/ZIP
38 MB
2 May 2019
Clever Creatures
Stone Age
Virtual Keyboard
Pigeon Power
2013 May
2 MB
13 Jul 2019
Stone Age
0.7
MB
10 May 2019
2013 May MP3/ZIP
56 MB
13 May 2019
Stockwood Park Luton
Quotes 2
Get On With It
It's The Business
2013 June
1MB
23 Apr 2024
Get On With It
1 MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Jun MP3/ZIP
54 MB
29 May 2019
Fishing For Business
Hot Weather Cold Water
Free Shorthand Dictionary

July Thunderstorms
2013 July
2 MB
17 Aug 2024
July Thunderstorms
0.5
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Jul MP3/ZIP
56 MB
3 Jun 2021
Shorthand For Dummies?
EeZee Alphabet
Queen's Beasts
Scramble!
2013 August
2
MB
13 Jul 2019
Queen's Beasts
0.8
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Aug MP3/ZIP
50 MB
1 Jun 2019
Misspellings 1
End Of Summer
Pitman's Snippets
Go On, Make My Day
2013 September
1.5 MB
26 Nov 2020
End Of Summer
0.5
MB
26 Nov 2020
2013 Sep MP3/ZIP
31 MB
13 Jun 2020
Perseverance Quotes
Well Hall Pleasaunce
World's Strongest Man
Autumn Leaves
2013 October PDF
1.3 MB
6 Feb 2020
Autumn Leaves
0.7
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Oct MP3/ZIP
39 MB
10 Jun 2019
Colours
Get A Grip
Raw Beginners
Comet Ison
Sneaky
Martian Comet Update
2013 November
3.5 MB
2 Mar 2024
Sneaky
0.5
MB
6 Apr 2019
2013 Nov MP3/ZIP
79 MB
13 Jun 2020
Padded Letter
Chilly Christmas
Dear Father Christmas
Novelty Wearing Off

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2013 December
2.2 MB
2 Jul 2019
Padded Letter
0.6
MB
2 Jul 2019
2013 Dec MP3/ZIP
47 MB
27 Apr 2024
2012 Blog Archive PDF Facility Drill PDF ZIP of Dictation MP3s
What Is Pitman's Shorthand?
Shorthand About Town
Practically Perfect
Exams Looming
Meet Robin
Running Commentary
Pros and Cons of Shorthand
River Cray
London Marathon
Shorthand Is Cool
Cutty Sark
A Little Cross
2012 April
4 MB
15 Dec 2024
What Is Pitman's Shorthand?

London Marathon

Cutty Sark
1 MB
6 Apr 2019

2012 Apr MP3/ZIP
71 MB
18 Jun 2020
Get In The Swim
Nesting Update 17 May
Chinese Shorthand
Nesting Update 6 May
Lucky Goals
Petts Wood May Fayre
Olympic Flame
Dinosaurs
Glorious Sixty
2012 May
2 MB
16 Jun 2020
Lucky Goals

Dinosaurs
1 MB
31 Jul 2019

2012 May MP3/ZIP
58 MB
24 Mar 2021
Thames Pageant
What Are You Waiting For?
In The Garden
Letter From The MD
Hang On A Minute
How Long To Learn Shorthand
2012 June
2.5
MB
14 Dec 2024
Thames Pageant
0.5 MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Jun MP3/ZIP
66 MB
24 Mar 2021
Testing The Water
Ducklings
A Most Distinguished Writer
Stained Glass Story
Invisible Minutes
Olympic Vocabulary
2012 July
2.5 MB
2 Feb 2021
Stained Glass Story
1.5 MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Jul MP3/ZIP
92 MB
19 Jun 2020
Martian Rover Landing
Anglo-Saxons
Are You Ready?
Bold Sparrow
Maidstone Dinosaurs
Martian Update
2012 August
2.5 MB
19 Jun 2020
Anglo-Saxons
0.5 MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Aug MP3/ZIP
58 MB
24 Mar 2021
Traditional British Seaside
Pleasure Piers
Pond Depot Report
Wet And Windy
Crossness Pumping Station
2012 September
4 MB
15 Dec 2024
Traditional British Seaside
1
MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Sep MP3/ZIP
94 MB
24 Mar 2021
Spidery Writing
Fountain Pens
Apple Harvest
How To Practise
Armed And Dangerous
2012 October
2
MB
19 Jun 2020
Armed And Dangerous
0.7
MB
19 Jun 2020
2012 Oct MP3/ZIP
64 MB
24 Mar 2021
Fireworks Night
Let Me Rephrase That
Thames Barrier
Favourite Gifts
Cutty Sark Update
Shorthand Christmas Cards
2012 November
1.5 MB
2 Feb 2021
Thames Barrier
1 MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Nov MP3/ZIP
89 MB
20 Jun 2020
Christmas Robins
Mince Pies
Let It Snow
Ted's Contribution
Merry Martian Christmas
2012 December
1.5 MB
14 Jun 2019
Let It Snow
0.8
MB
6 Apr 2019
2012 Dec MP3/ZIP
63 MB
20 Jun 2020

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Slow Blogs 40wpm Dictations Year At Once Downloads

These are repeats of all the 40wpm Slow MP3s contained within the above monthly blog zips:

2012 Slow Blogs zip - 185 MB

2013 Slow Blogs zip - 189 MB

2014 Slow Blogs zip - 270 MB

2015 Slow Blogs zip - 264 MB

2016 Slow Blogs zip - 208 MB

2017 Slow Blogs zip - 245 MB

2018 Slow Blogs zip - 230 MB

2019 Slow Blogs zip - 258 MB

2020 Slow Blogs zip - 286 MB

2021 Slow Blogs zip - 157 MB

High Speed Dictation Downloads

Each MP3 is one paragraph repeated at these speeds, with a 10 sec gap between speeds:
100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 wpm

Blog Name

Blog Date

ZIP of Dictation MP3s

ZIP Size & Date

Facility Drill PDF repeated from above table

Short Letters 1

2015-01-09

HS Short Letters 1 MP3/ZIP

5 paras @ 150 wds each

66 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 1 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 2

2015-02-19

HS Short Letters 2 MP3/ZIP

6 paras @ 150 wds each

80 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 2 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 3

2015-03-15

HS Short Letters 3 MP3/ZIP

6 paras @ 150 wds each

80 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 3 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 4

2015-05-31

HS Short Letters 4 MP3/ZIP

4 paras @ 150 wds each

53 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 4 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 5

2015-07-30

HS Short Letters 5 MP3/ZIP

5 paras @ 100 wds each

48 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 5 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 6

2015-08-09

HS Short Letters 6 MP3/ZIP

5 paras @ 100 wds each

48 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 6 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 7

2016-06-20

HS Short Letters 7 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

71 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 7 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 8

2016-07-29

HS Short Letters 8 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

68 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 8 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 9

2016-08-19

HS Short Letters 9 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

68 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 9 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 10

2017-02-16

HS Short Letters 10 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

68 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 10 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 11

2017-10-13

HS Short Letters 11 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ various wds each

82 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 11 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 12

2018-02-21

HS Short Letters 12 MP3/ZIP

5 paras @ 150 wds each

60 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 12 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 13

2018-04-23

HS Short Letters 13 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

61 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 13 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 14

2018-08-28

HS Short Letters 14 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

57 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 14 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 15

2018-12-24

HS Short Letters 15 MP3/ZIP

6 paras @ 150 wds each

70 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Short Letters 15 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 16

2019-03-19

HS Short Letters 16 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

53 MB - 13 Jun 2020

Short Letters 16 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 17

2019-06-24

HS Short Letters 17 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 150 wds each

86 MB - 13 Apr 2021

Short Letters 17 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 18

2019-08-21

HS Short Letters 18 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 150 wds each

99 MB - 13 Apr 2021

Short Letters 18 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 19

2020-06-10

HS Short Letters 19 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

62 MB - 13 Jun 2020

Short Letters 19 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 20

2021-01-25

HS Short Letters 20 MP3/ZIP

9 paras @ 100 wds each

80 MB - 13 Apr 2021

Short Letters 20 FDrill PDF

Short Letters 21

2021-04-12

HS Short Letters 21 MP3/ZIP

7 paras @ 100 wds each

62 MB - 13 Apr 2021

Short Letters 21 FDrill PDF

Long Letters 1

2020-10-18

HS Long Letters 1 MP3/ZIP

3 paras @ 300 wds each

69 MB - 19 Dec 2020

Long Letters 1 FDrill PDF

Minutes Of The Meeting

2014-01-25

HS Minutes Of The Meeting MP3/ZIP

11 paras @ various wds each

134 MB - 23 Mar 2019

Minutes Of The Meeting FDrill PDF

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