Firefox Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 There was another topic about mainly this in rant under a confusing heading, so here's a chance to discuss it where it might be found by other people who are interested. Mine is about 50 wpm depending on how I am feeling, but that's composition, not copy typing.
Bubba136 Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 Laurie's typing - 75 WPM @ 99% accuracy -- it can't get much better. However, accuracy, IMHO, is the most important. Time spent retyping a document isn't productive -- even correcting mistakes and reprinting is time cosuming. Laurie's good. If I didn't already employ an excellent secretary, I'd hire her. But then, she's often expressed a fervent desire not to relocate to the USA. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public.
Laurieheels Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 It's Edmonton or nothing from now on. There is no other option for me. We need someone there to hire me, but not over work me. The accuracy is important, yes. I could have sacrificed a bit of that to hit 80 or even 90 words, but I figure that 75 is pretty good with that high accuracy. The test has one looking at the top half of the screen and reading a document about the change from typewriters to computers, and the bottom half of the screen has the typing window. It makes it a bit easier than having to glance at a paper, certainly. It's never easy to have to change one's field of vision too much. As for style, I spend half of the time looking at the keyboard, half of the time looking at the screen, and I use three fingers on my left hand, and generally two fingers on my right hand. Yes, I am self taught. Now, the test I had before I started my most recent job three years ago had me at 48 WPM. We can see how one's work and a desire to become better at something can lead to impressive results. A gain of over 25 words a minute in those three years. I can only get better in time. If someone hires me. *sigh*
Firefox Posted June 29, 2003 Author Posted June 29, 2003 I prefer to stuff it all down, and correct mistakes at the end, I agree that time spent correcting mistakes is not productive, but then I find it faster overall to do it like that. Especially when you have that red line/right click gadget in "word" where you can whizz through the document correcting spellings etc in an instant. When copy typing, speed is important, and 75 wpm is impressive, but when composition typing, 40-50 is adquate for me as I have to think while I'm writing and would rarely need speeds like 75 or more. It's interesting that at work, it's much more productive to type reports myself, as I go along, than to give them to our sec, and spend time correcting them, especially where technical vocabularly is envolved. Since I type much faster than I write, it's a no contest decision.
Laurieheels Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 Composition writing, I go anywhere from 90 to 100 wpm. The accuracy goes down a bit, as dyslexia seems to come up, but then, on any other computer I have spell check, so it is never a problem. Whatever works, and whatever people are happy with, that is what matters. Me, I like to be fast and accurate, which seems contradictory, but then, it makes me feel that much better about my abilities.
Yamyam Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 I've never taken an official speed test, but I can type fast enough to keep up with my brain, so that works for me. I think I passed a speed test once at Poly, but that was over ten years ago. I like to bash all the text in, then format it later too. I think it's fastest, plus you don't lose your train of thought so fast that way. I was never taught either, I was just a home computer nut in the 1980s, and one day - bazoom - I could type. The copy of 'Dragon Dictate' on my shelf pays silent testimony to my occasional fear that my typing ability could wear off Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"
Francis Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 last time I was tested I was 45wpm with 98% accuracy and that's using my two finger typing. If I get a roll on I can go much quicker. Too quick and the keyboard suffers from dyslexia. I like to get it all down and then check for typos and spelling, that way I'll get what I want to say as I think of it.
azraelle Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 About 20 wpm on a good day. I'm SOOO ENVIOUS. "All that you can decide, is what to do with the time that is given you."--Gandalf, "Life is not tried, it is merely survived -If you're standing outside the fire."--Garth Brooks
jim Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 I also "bazoomed," and type just fast enough to get my self into trouble. jim
Julietta Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 I touch type and my speed and accuracy depends on how my brain is connecting with my fingers and at the moment my brain is filled with someone I mean something else so am having to correct a lot. But on a good day 75 words per minute - I think Let calm be widespread May the sea glisten like greenstone And the shimmer of summer Dance across your pathway "Communication is a two way thing"
mk4625 Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 I'm not sure, but probably as slow as Azraelle. I never learned to use the number and punctuation keys without having to look at the keyboard. Michael
Yamyam Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 I touch type and my speed and accuracy depends on how my brain is connecting with my fingers and at the moment my brain is filled with someone I mean something else so am having to correct a lot. But on a good day 75 words per minute - I think I'm blushing out here Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"
Firefox Posted June 30, 2003 Author Posted June 30, 2003 Even some "touch typists" need to look for the numbers and awkward keys. I asked one of our secretaries who did 90 wpm. She was the fastest typist I've seen and very accurate but she told me she looked for things like numbers. I can locate all the letters by feel but certainly would look for the numbers myself as well.
Laurieheels Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 We all work on different levels. I found that with the number pad, if I concetrate too much, I need to look and I make mistakes. If I turn down my brain a bit, I can key in numbers without having to look, and I go faster. So, not focusing is better at some points for me. It is interesting to see how everyone has a different way to type, and different experiences.
Julietta Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 Firefox wrote: Even some "touch typists" need to look for the numbers and awkward keys I'm one of those Let calm be widespread May the sea glisten like greenstone And the shimmer of summer Dance across your pathway "Communication is a two way thing"
Yamyam Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 I never look for the numbers, but then again I struggle with cursor keys as I mostly use laptops. I never ever ever use the numberic keypad on a full-size keyboard, as that's where my coffee is when I use the laptop The one that trips me up is caps lock vs. control. I sometimes use a VT-420 terminal, and that has ctrl next to A. A PC keyboard has caps lock there. Botheration. The one that doesn't trip me is that I can type just as well on a US keyboard. I used Sun machines for about a year, and they just don't do UK keyboards. So, after a quick check, I'm there (or thereabouts) on a US keyboard. Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"
IHeels Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 Depends on the mood, usually somewhere between 35-50 wpm. 75 wpm jeez that's like Michael Johnson / Marion Jones. HEELS are POWER the HIGHER the BETTER.
Bubba136 Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 I use the "explorers" method of typing -- Find a key and land on it..... Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public.
Robert Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 I use the "one-finger-technique" Boots, fascinating footwear http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/Boots_1956/
Laurieheels Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 Depends on the mood, usually somewhere between 35-50 wpm. 75 wpm jeez that's like Michael Johnson / Marion Jones. It's not what was typed, but who typed it. Do my eyes deceive me? Iheels posting a message? Have I not been paying attention????? And thanks, 75wpm is like a race, hands to get tired sometimes.
Alex Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 When I'm coding I can type really fast. When I'm writing a story it's slightly slower. I guess that's the problem with thinking about stuff instead of just letting it flow I wish I was a size 10
Laurieheels Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 I find that unusual, since when I am writing a story, I can hit about 90 wpm most of the time, which is faster than my regular typing speed. Maybe it shows how people are different? Has to be something to this.
Bubba136 Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Hey IHeels! It's great to see you posting again. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public.
PJ Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 The fastest I have been able to achieve using all ten fingers is 45 wpm. And it's all because of computers, not typewriters. click .... click .... click .... The sensual sound of stiletto heels on a hard surface.
Anita C. Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 55 WPM. I can sometimes hit 65. "Spike Heels . . a Pork-pie hat . . Have on the mend in no time flat . . Ten Minutes 'Till The Savages Come by Manhatten Transfer.
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