Professional Teeline

Clear, practical, and updated for contemporary work and study. Professional Teeline teaches the essentials, builds speed methodically, and reflects today’s vocabulary so your shorthand is useful in real life.

Who it’s for

Journalism & media students who need a straight path to usable shorthand.

Professionals in healthcare, law, HR, and local government who want reliable note‑taking at speed.

Hobbyists & lifelong learners who simply enjoy learning a clear, elegant system for fun or personal challenge.

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What's inside

• Alphabet to basic joins taught step by step.
  
• Vowels, blends, and positioning rules to keep outlines legible.
  
• Figures, punctuation, names and capitals.
  
• Numbers, dates and measurements.
  
• Prefixes and suffixes you’ll meet every day.
  
• Brief forms at a glance.
  
• Self-checks at the end of each chapter so you know when to move on.
  
• Short chapter summaries to consolidate progress.
  
• Lots of practice exercises available online.

what you get

Core Teeline, taught clearly
A modern, step-by-step course that upholds and maintains James Hill’s principles, presented in a clear and up to date style.

Dictations aligned to each unit
Every chapter ends with focused practice. Matching dictations are available online for consistent progress.

Modern brief forms & vocabulary
Updated outlines for high-frequency modern terms to enable real-life speed.

Speed practice section
Dictations (50-120 wpm) to build confidence steadily.

Professional Teeline and its series are independently developed resources designed to teach, modernise, and extend the Teeline shorthand system for contemporary professional use. This material is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). Teeline is a phonetic shorthand system originally developed by James Hill in 1968. The NCTJ holds copyright over certain course materials, but shorthand systems themselves are not restricted.
All original content, outlines, teaching sequences, and examples in this course are the intellectual property of Chartley Books or its respective authors and are intended for general shorthand development, professional use, and speed-building.
Learners preparing for official NCTJ shorthand examinations should refer to the NCTJ syllabi.