Faster Keyboarding Part 1

Designed for:
Secretaries and other individuals for whom typing is a major part of their job role.

Prerequisites:  
Ability to touch-type at around 20 wpm. Ideally students should have completed the Computer Keyboard Skills course.
Objectives:  To increase keyboarding speed to a minimum of 35 wpm by the end of the course.

Course Content

• Lesson One – Including: Speed development exercises.  Calculating typing speed. Keying in at 20 – 25 wpm.  Basic word processing functions.  Punctuation rules.
• Lesson Two – Including: Speed development exercises.  Correcting errors and navigation keys.  Keying in at 25 – 30 wpm.  Business memo layout.
• Lesson Three – Including: Speed development exercises.  Business letter layout and keying in at 30 – 35 wpm.  Importance of accurate copy.
• Lesson Four – Including: Speed development exercises.  Preparing the minutes of a meeting.  Keying in at 35 – 40 wpm and keying in at an accurate pace.
• Lesson Five – Including: Speed development exercises.  Business letter layout and business memo layout.  Keying in at 40 – 45 wpm.

Benefits

• The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace
• A personalised workbook to use and keep as a reference guide on completion of the course
• The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate

Course duration:
8-10 hours

What next:  
Faster Keyboarding Part 2
Word 2000 Proficient
Effective Business Communication