When you're properly revising a dictation, you need to identify your sticking points otherwise your efforts to improve your shorthand will be thwarted.

By nature, journalists have enquiring minds, and they always want to find out more. A good journalist needs to have a keen interest in the world around them, from their own doorstep to world affairs.

In a world dominated by screens, we have become both captivated and consumed. Grab your shorthand notepad and take note!