Writing, Dictating, and Speaking Letters

It is commonly assumed that dictation requires a long time to learn, but authors eventually dictate much faster than they write. Performance results now show that novice dictators can learn in a few hours to dictate with the speed and quality with which they write. However, they do not think they pe...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1978-09, Vol.201 (4361), p.1145-1147
Main Authors: Gould, John D., Boies, Stephen J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Brittle stars
Chemical suspensions
Dictation
Dictators
Filtration
Letter writing
Sea water
Test ranges
Written composition
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Summary:It is commonly assumed that dictation requires a long time to learn, but authors eventually dictate much faster than they write. Performance results now show that novice dictators can learn in a few hours to dictate with the speed and quality with which they write. However, they do not think they perform this well. Dictators with years of experience are from 0 to 25 percent faster than novices, depending upon the complexity of the letters. Planning time is about two-thirds of composition time, regardless of the method of composition.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.201.4361.1145