Play the dictation at exactly 80 WPM. Do not stop your pen. Do not go back to fix a missing vowel. The goal at this speed is survival , not perfection. You should fill your page with 90% accurate outlines.

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Print or use a PDF annotator (Xodo, Foxit) to mark:

: Offers downloadable PDFs and MP3s for articles averaged in the 80s and 90s wpm range. Specialized Content Types

Appendix (what to include in the downloadable PDF)

Use a stopwatch. Write continuously for 5 minutes at 80 WPM. even if you miss a word.

Practice the "trouble" outlines by writing them twenty times each until the movement is fluid.