Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater State College has been offering the EasyScript since the fall of 1990. We found that people of almost all walks of life were among of participants. In the beginning, we were a bit skeptical that in such a short period of time a speedwriting method could be learned. From the course evaluations and comments from the participants including our faculty staff, the course does achieve the stated objectives. Participants were able to learn a complete speedwriting method and attain a writing speed up to 40 wpm. Also, participants who had learned Gregg Shorthand or conventional speedwriting prior to taking the EasyScript course commented that by a wide margin the EasyScript method was much easier to learn, retain and apply. In addition, a number of participants have recommended EasyScript program to their employers and they in turn have conducted the EasyScript program for employee training. We recommend the EasyScript program without reservation and will continue to offer it in our curriculum.

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
John Hancock recently purchased a license from Legend Co. to offer training to our employees to assist them in converting verbal information into written form at meetings, on the phone and in classes more effectively. As we expected, our experience has proven that the EasyScript/ComputerScript method is effective and efficient. By end of the program students were able to take dictation up to 40 wpm and can immediately use it in performing their jobs. In addition, people who have shorthand skills prior this training have reported that EasyScript can be integrated with their existing system. The number of employees signed for this program has considerably exceeded our expectations. Although this training was originally targeted for secretaries associates with a wide variety of job titles have registered for classes and in the future, we would like to offer it to all management. The feedback from those who have completed the program is extremely good. EasyScript has helped them to improve their fast note-taking skills. We're now reviewing ComputerScript software to determine whether to implement automatic transcription and computer aided note taking for those who use laptops. We recommend without reservation EasyScript Program to any company or individual wanting to record verbal information more effectively. The Legend Company has provided training and support provided in a highly professional manner helping us to implement this program at John Hancock.

Texaco, Inc.
We would like to thank you for presenting EasyScript. The one-day classes were well received. EasyScript is learned quickly and the practice time to build speed enables students to use it immediately. Evaluations by attendees were very positive and they were enthusiastic about putting their new knowledge to use. Some participants were interested in ComputerScript software, the application of EasyScript for computer-aided note taking, typing and transcription.

Emerson Hospital
We are writing to you to tell how much we enjoyed the EasyScript speedwriting class. We found the concept of EasyScript easy to learn and were pleased that after one short two-hour session we could use EasyScript... those of us that learned Gregg Shorthand or conventional speedwrting, with all of its frustrations, found EasyScript to be a "Great Plus". With EasyScript, anyone that writes knows the "forms", so it's just a matter of learning the concept.

Quincy College
Our "EasyScript, Speedwriting for Everyone" course has been successful from the very beginning and all indicators point towards success and acceptance. The public found it a worthy class and students have expressed that it does indeed help them to take notes quicker, write faster and keep up with their dictation. I'm sure we will be offering this course in future semesters now that it seems to have built a following in the Quincy area.

Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
We found EasyScript method to be effective for our employees who have to take notes quickly and easily at meetings, gather information, and to tailor this technique to their application at CML. We would recommend this program to anyone needing the skills listed above.

Walpole High School
We offered a one night workshop entitled "EasyScript, Speedwriting for Everyone". The feedback we received was extremely positive. It was stated that the participants could attain a writing speed of up 50 minutes. We found this to be a fair assessment as related to me by class members. Other comments received relative to this workshop : very worthwhile, excellent for secretaries; very useful for students in taking notes of class lectures; outstanding workshop.

Book Description
EasyScript (ES) method is based on an unique and patented concept of using 5 basic rules to abbreviate ALL words of full English vocabulary. It features a quick learning and proficiency, easy skill retention, a simple abbreviating rule and transcription for EVERY word. The rules are logical and do not require rote memorization. This user-friendly method is an easy alternative to conventional shorthand and speedwriting and offers optional computerized transcription. It can be combined with any system and allows to use custom codes to tailor them to your personal style and application. If you're serious about note-taking and it affects your personal and business decisions take a good look at ES II. The method is based on 5 basic rules and the book has an individual lesson devoted to each rule with writing and dictation exercises. The course has 128 page manual/workbook and 2 audio cassettes. The manual shows step-by-step how to learn the ES method and reinforce skills attained. The Audio Tutor cassette is 60 minutes long and will help you to study the book. The speedbuilding cassette is 2 hours long and will help you to attain a writing speed up to 80wpm. Studying is done on a slow pace with many repetitions and reinforcements. The course offers different techniques to master the method and build proficiency. The book also has sections to provide exercise answers, to reinforce the rules, "tips" to adapt ES to your application and style.

From the Publisher
Are you able to take fast notes or dictation and keep up with the speaker on the phone, at meetings and in school? Are your notes readable? Are you a teacher? Can your students take fast and legible lecture notes? Have they had trouble learning traditional shorthand and speedwriting? If you're a manager would you like your employees to record accurately verbal information on the phone and at meetings? All shorthand, speedwriting and note-taking methods are based on memorizing random alphabetical (Forkner Shorthand, Speedwriting by J. Pullis, ABC Shorthand, Instant Speed Writing, Productivity Plus) and non-alphabetical (Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Rapid Writing) abbreviations which require months of studying and/or daily usage of the symbols memorized. Even if you use them daily, its unlikely that you will utilize all the symbols in the system. Those that are not used daily cannot be remembered when needed, so such systems become unusable. Some of these systems are even described as having a very short learning time (Instant Speed Writing). But all of them provide abbreviations limited to CERTAIN number of words only and you have to create your own abbreviations for the remaining words. In fact, majority of EasyScript/ComputerScript (ES/CS) users have reported that they had unsuccessfully tried to master one of the shorthand methods listed above and found that ES/CS is by a wide margin easier to learn and use. ES/CS is an unique speed writing, typing and transcription method. You can learn ES/CS quickly and attain up to a speed of 50wpm in a matter of hours. There are no random abbreviations and, therefore, ES/CS can be universally used in any FIELD and PROFESSION. Your notes are READABLE because the method is logical and makes sense. With every ES/CS program you learn the complete method to abbreviate ANY word. No confusion how many books to buy. It's proven since 1990 by major companies, schools and individuals of almost all walks of life. Even children as young as 10 years old. Half-day seminars for public, corporations and schools were held in 50 U.S. cities with attendance up to 170 people a site and 99% of the attendees recommended it to others. ES/CS method is proven to help customer service and sales personnel to accurately record information during conversations with customers and avoid problems resulting miscommunications. In legal, medical and emergency rescue fields using ES/CS will improve the accuracy of recorded information and may affect or save a human life. Also, ES/CS can help adults and children with physical and cognitive disabilities to master writing and typing. At the user's option the method can be used with a computer. CS software allows entering of an abbreviated text and provides automatic transcription. ES and CS use identical rules. CS software requires under 1MB of memory and runs on MS-DOS, WINDOWS, WINDOWS NT platforms and stores files in ASCII format

About the Author
Leonard Levin has been developing methods and techniques to improve manual speedwriting/shorthand and computer aided note-taking, typing and transcription since 1983. For the last 10 years he has been teaching the method EasyScript/ ComputerScript (ES/CS) throughout United States at schools and Fortune 500 companies. At the public and private seminars in 50 U.S. cities with attendance up to 170 people a site 9 out of 10 attendees have indicated their preference of ES/CS over any other existing method. They rated his performance 8+ on a scale 1 to 10.

Excerpted from EasyScript II ( 128 page manual/workbook & 2 audio cassettes) How To Take Fast and Legible Notes In a Matter of Hours Unique Speed Writing/Typing Method by Leonard Levin. Copyright © 1993. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Below are given two versions of the same text in EasyScript abbreviated and readable formats Readable Version
Please be advised that as this date the Buyer has failed to receive a mortgage commitment upon the terms specified in paragraph 38 (as extended by letter agreement of July 17, 1987. Accordingly, if the Seller is unwilling to extend the mortgage contingency date as requested, this letter shall constitute a revocation of the agreement as provided. Accordingly, my client requests an extension of the mortgage commitment date to August 4, 1987. Easyscript Abbreviated Version
Pls b advisd th z t ths dte h Buyr hs faild t rcev a mortg cmittm upn h trms specid in 38 (z xtendd by lettr agrem o 7/17/87). Acordy, f h Sellr s uwillg t xtend h mortg ctingy dte z rquesd, ths lettr shl cstit a rvocah o h agrem z pvidd. Acordy, my clin rquess an xtenh o h mortg cmittm dte t 8/4/87.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Are you able to take fast notes or dictation and keep up with the speaker on the phone, at meetings and in school? Are your notes readable? Are you a teacher? Can your students take fast and legible lecture notes? Have they had trouble learning traditional shorthand and speedwriting? If you're a manager would you like your employees to record accurately verbal information on the phone and at meetings?

All shorthand, speedwriting and note-taking methods (except EasyScript/ComputerScript) are based on memorizing random alphabetical (Forkner Shorthand, Speedwriting by J. Pullis, ABC Shorthand, Instant Speed Writing, Zinman's Rapid Writing, Productivity Plus) or non-alphabetical (Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Shorthand) abbreviations which require months of studying and daily usage of the symbols memorized. Even if you use them daily, it's unlikely that you will utilize all the symbols in the system. Those that are not used daily cannot be remembered when needed, so such systems become unusable.

Some of these systems are even described as having a very short learning time (Instant Speed Writing). But all of them provide abbreviations limited to a LIMITED number of words only and you have to create your own abbreviations for the remaining words. In fact, majority of EasyScript/ComputerScript (ES/CS) users have reported that they had unsuccessfully tried to master one of the shorthand methods listed above and found that ES/CS is by a wide margin easier to learn and use.

ES/CS is an unique speed writing, typing and transcription method. You can learn ES/CS quickly and attain up to a speed of 50wpm in a matter of hours. There are no random abbreviations and, therefore, ES/CS can be universally used in any FIELD and PROFESSION. Your notes are READABLE because the method is logical and makes sense. With every ES/CS program you learn the complete method to abbreviate ANY word. No confusion how many books to buy.

It's proven since 1990 by major companies, schools and individuals of almost all walks of life. Even children as young as 10 years old. Half-day seminars for public, corporations and schools were held in 50 U.S. cities with attendance up to 170 people a site and 99% of the attendees recommended it to others. ES/CS method is proven to help customer service and sales personnel to accurately record information during conversations with customers and avoid problems resulting miscommunications. In legal, medical and emergency rescue fields using ES/CS will improve the accuracy of recorded information and may affect or save a human life. Also, ES/CS can help adults and children with physical and cognitive disabilities to master writing and typing.

At the user's option the method can be used with a computer. CS software allows entering of an abbreviated text and provides automatic transcription. ES and CS use identical rules. CS software requires under 1MB of memory and runs on MS-DOS, WINDOWS, WINDOWS NT platforms and stores files in ASCII format.

We offered a one night workshop entitled "EasyScript, Speedwriting for Everyone". The feedback we received was extremely positive. It was stated that the participants could attain a writing speed of up 50 minutes. We found this to be a fair assessment as related to me by class members. Other comments received relative to this workshop: very worthwhile, excellent for secretaries; very useful for students in taking notes of class lectures; outstanding workshop. —Walpole High School

Our "EasyScript, Speedwriting for Everyone" course has been successful from the very beginning and all indicators point towards success and acceptance. The public found it a worthy class and students have expressed that it does indeed help them to take notes quicker, write faster and keep up with their dictation. I'm sure we will be offering this course in future semesters now that it seems to have built a following in the Quincy area. —Quincy College

We are writing to you to tell how much we enjoyed the EasyScript speedwriting class. We found the concept of EasyScript easy to learn and were pleased that after one short two-hour session we could use EasyScript...those of us that learned Gregg Shorthand or conventional speedwrting, with all of its frustrations, found EasyScript to be a "Great Plus". With EasyScript, anyone that writes knows the "forms", so it's just a matter of learning the concept. — Emerson Hospital

We would like to thank you for presenting EasyScript. The one-day classes were well received. EasyScript is learned quickly and the practice time to build speed enables students to use it immediately. Evaluations by attendees were very positive and they were enthusiastic about putting their new knowledge to use. Some participants were interested in ComputerScript software, the application of EasyScript for computer-aided note taking, typing and transcription. —Texaco Inc.

Bridgewater State College has been offering the EasyScript since the fall of 1990. We found that people of almost all walks of life were among of participants.

In the beginning, we were a bit skeptical that in such a short period of time a speedwriting method could be learned. From the course evaluations and comments from the participants including our faculty staff, the course does achieve the stated objectives. Participants were able to learn a complete speedwriting method and attain a writing speed up to 40 wpm.

Also, participants who had learned Gregg Shorthand or conventional speedwriting prior to taking the EasyScript course commented that by a wide margin the EasyScript method was much easier to learn, retain and apply. In addition, a number of participants have recommended EasyScript program to their employers and they in turn have conducted the EasyScript program for employee training.

We recommend the EasyScript program without reservation and will continue to offer it in our curriculum. —Bridgewater State College

SYNOPSIS

EasyScript (ES) method is based on an unique and patented concept of using 5 basic rules to abbreviate ALL words of full English vocabulary. It features a quick learning and proficiency, easy skill retention, a simple abbreviating rule and transcription for EVERY word. The rules are logical and do not require rote memorization. This user-friendly method is an easy alternative to conventional shorthand and speedwriting and offers optional computerized transcription. It can be combined with any system and allows to use custom codes to tailor them to your personal style and application.