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INTERSTENO is the International Federation for Information and Communication Processing.What is information processing? We define information processing as processing of information with the help of various techniques. We deal with these techniques: Shorthand Stenomask (voice writing method) Stenotype Keyboard ShorthandAt present it's the quickest way of writing down spontaneous speech. The world champion in shorthand Josip Hanjs holds the record of 497 syllables per minute (approximately 1242 characters per minute). But there is a drawback: transcription takes too much time. transcription of a minute-long stenograph takes 10 minutes.Shorthand was derived from common writing at an early stage of man's culture. Read about the history of shorthand gzos.ru. Shorthand is still one of the basic elements of information processing. - You say shorthand is out-dated? - We don't agree. - Do you need any proofs? - Have a look at these photos. There are no limits to the speed of shorthand writing. Josip Hanjs holds the record of 497 syllables per minute (approximately 199 words per minute). There are shorthand writers who could write even faster, but it's practically impossible to speak faster. Despite new techniques, shorthand still remains the fastest way of writing down spontaneous speech. However, when using shorthand writing, we should keep it in mind that a one-minute-long text takes 10 minutes to be transcribed. 
Kofi Annan's speech is being stenographed 
A stenographer is writing down Condoleezza Rice's speech (in the background another stenograper is transcribing the earlier stenograph) 
Bundestag in session. Stenographers are in the centre under the tribune. 
Brazilian parliament. Stenographers are in the centre of the hall under the Stenomask (voice writing method)At the last World Championship Italian contestants showed the best results: 367 syllables per minute (approximately 917 strokes per minute).
Automatic speech recognition lies at the basis of the voice-writing method. Voice-writing software has been designed for the English, Spanish, Italian and some other languages. There is no voice-writing software for the Russian language yet. Research has been done since the 60-s last century. This Stenomask was presented to us by our US colleagues. It recognizes the English language. 
StenotypeStenotypes are widely-used. In most countries of the world stenotypists (reporters) work in parliaments, on TV, in courts.Our organization has been engaged in both hand and machine stenography since 1941. Since then huge experience has been accumulated. It's worth mentioning that in the early 20th century mechanical stenographic machines were used and were made at the Ryasansky plant. The only textbook on machine stenography was written by teachers of our educational centre and was published in 1951. The first stenotypes were mechanic. 
A stenotype with Russian letters, late 1940-s 
The cover of a textbook Machine Shorthand by Gildebrandt, 1951. Old machines are interesting not only as museum exhibits but also as a source of studying general principles of abridged writing in a natural language. 
Electronic stenotypes are not autonomous devices, they are linked to a computer. Transcription is automatic via special programs. The presentation of stenotypes at.... If you are interested in working on a stenotype - you are welcome. KeyboardHelena Matoushkova (Czech Republic) holds the world record of 928 strokes per minute. The record was set up in 1998 and hasn't been broken yet.Eleonora Lukina (AvtandiLine) is the fastest keyboard writer in the Russian language. Her best result - 621 characters per minute - was shown at the Internet competitions in 2011. International Internet competitions in fast and quality keyboarding are held yearly. If you are willing to participate, write to gzos@mail.ru. Different people can have different demands for the speed of keyboarding. An author creating a text can be satisfied with 100-200 characters per minute. A professional who types a lot at work may need at least 250 characters per minute. For real-time reporting during public events the speed should be not less than 500-600 characters per minute. Our experience shows that keyboarding is better mastered by using a textbook and an exercise keyboard. At present there is a wide choice of exercise keyboards to any taste. We offer you our keyboarding course: Modern programmed keyboards as well as software (from macros and dictionaries that any text processor is equipped with) make keyboarding a lot faster. 
Kinesis Advantage Pro keyboard 
YogiType Keyboard The presentation of YogiType Keyboard at…. |
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