This page hosts the dictation for the Speed Practice section of Professional Teeline: the complete coursebook. Each passage is recorded at three different speeds, graduating from 50 all the way up to 120 words per minute, and uses modern vocabulary you’re likely to encounter in real journalism, study, and professional life.
Whether you’re building confidence for your first shorthand lessons or pushing towards exam speeds, these recordings provide structured practice. Refer to the coursebook for details on notes, outlines, and how best to use these dictations. 

How to use these dictations:

1. Pick a WPM speed that suits your current level.
2. Refer to the corresponding exercise in the Professional Teeline coursebook for notes, tips, and outlines to practise.
   
3. Have your pen and pad ready before starting.
4. Write continuously — don’t pause the recording.
5. Read back your notes, check against the transcript in the coursebook, and repeat at a faster speed when ready. There are three speeds for each dictation. You can pause the video between each one.
   
   

Want more? Check out our Professional Teeline Workbook for more exercises to supplement the lessons in the Professional Teeline Coursebook.