100 WPM

100 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice

100 WPM is where shorthand stops being about writing faster and starts being about phrasing, short forms and clean outlines.

What changes at 100 WPM

At this speed you no longer have time to think about an outline. Anything you hesitate on is lost. That is why practice at 100 WPM should focus on the small set of words that repeatedly break your flow rather than on doing more passages.

A practical drill

  • Take a passage at 100 WPM and transcribe it
  • Collect every wrong word from the mistake summary
  • Drill those outlines on paper for a few minutes
  • Retake the same passage the next day and compare accuracy

Start practising in StenoPro

Open the dictation library, set your speed and check your transcript in the same session.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I move to 100 WPM before 80 WPM is solid?
Generally no — accuracy at the lower speed usually collapses further at the higher speed, which makes practice less useful.

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