Proofreading is the precise and exacting process of examining a completed piece of work to detect all errors. Errors fall into one of five areas: (1) typing, (2) English, (3) content, (4) form, and (5) appearance. A check list of common proofreading errors is included. (JOW)

Proofreading is a slighted area in the business education curriculum. The author promotes teaching of proofreading as a necessary skill and cites various methods of proofreading and peripheral factors. (AG)

Discusses a study (1) to compare shorthand accuracy scores and speed attainment, and (2) to determine if there was a significant relationship between machine shorthand accuracy and speed attainment. Found that there was no significance between the method of instruction and accuracy or speed, but there was a significant relationship between…

A method of simulation to tie check writing, making deposits, finding outstanding checks, receiving bank statements, and bank reconciliation into a process is presented as a way to convey to students a feeling of a procedure completed. A step-by-step teaching procedure and examples of bank statements are included. (AG)

With the mass of paperwork which today's high-speed machines can produce, the job of filing and retrieving records and of records management is increasing in importance. Results of a follow-up of previous students in records management emphasize the value of such training in the preparation of future office workers. (Author/SC)

Western Nebraska Technical College held a seminar whose main function was to provide reinforcement in several areas of secretarial training for the students. (BP)

More typing related activities should be used by the classroom teacher. These include such varied activities as typing applicant blanks, proofreading, typing reports, and the purchase and servicing of typewriters. (BP)

Guidelines are provided for reducing superfluous production techniques and for concentrating instead on the principal objectives of personal use typing: (1) Development of student keyboard typing skill and (2) student comprehension of essential copy placement rules. (TA)

Suggestions are proposed for successfully incorporating dictation machines and tapes in the shorthand classroom. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of providing students with an opportunity for preparation, questions, and learning the procedures in the traditional manner. Students should be given an opportunity to react to the new…

The procedures and advantages of the gross speed--two percent-of-error method in scoring typewriting timed writings are presented. The method makes allowance for errors according to the number of opportunities for error. A mailing address for the typing scoring chart and further information on the method is included. (AG)

Discusses the importance of effective written communication to the successful management of business enterprises. Examines the significance of correct spelling and the development of spelling competence. (CT)

Requirements for good proofreading are discussed, followed by five sample exercises of proofreading problems, including typographical errors, transpositions, pileups, spelling and word errors, style, grammar, and typing usage errors. (TA)

The case for preferring an alphabetic to a symbolic shorthand system is based on the results of studies of students who have learned both methods. The alphabetic system is easier to learn, requires less time to learn, and allows more to time to be spend in other learning activities. (AG)