The Lord’s Prayer in Pitman shorthand . Michael Viney. Fri Apr 21 2017 - 00:01. They crowd around the speaker, a bright-eyed, eager mob, and thrust their little digital recorders under his nose.

Former court reporter and shorthand expert Mary Sorene attained a speed of 210 words per minute at her peak. Here, she shows an example of Pitman in use - and demonstrates how it works. Subsection ...