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Improving My Typing Skills
Once I learned to type, I never thought very much about my typing skills. I had to pass a few typing speed tests in high school, and I managed to do this pretty well. Even so, I never completely learned to touch type. I had to look at the keyboard from time to time, and sometimes I even had to hunt and peck a little bit. Nevertheless, all through college I managed to type fast enough to accomplish my projects. I could type basically as fast as I could formulate really well written sentences – fast enough, or so I thought.
When my boss complained to me a few months ago about my productivity, I was pretty surprised. I did not suspect that anything was wrong before he mentioned it, and I certainly didn't think that my typing skills needed any improvement. In his opinion, however, it was one thing I needed to look into. I took a typing speed test, and was surprised when I scored in the bottom quarter of the office staff. Apparently, my typing skills had declined quite a bit since I took typing training in high school. Reluctantly, I agreed to work on it.
I assumed that the only way to improve my typing skills would be to take a class, and was not looking forward to it. I did not have a lot of free time as it was, and taking a typing skills class was about the last thing I wanted to do. When I found out that I could use typing tutor programs, I was practically overjoyed. Spending half an hour a night working on my typing was a lot better than having to drive to the community college and take a typing class several times a week. It was barely an inconvenience at all.
I didn't really like practicing my typing skills, but I was impressed by how quickly they got better. I had thought that improving typing would be a long arduous task, but I found out that I was consistently a few words per minute faster every time I took a typing speed test. It wasn't long before I was up to snuff. I decided to keep working on it, and soon I was typing faster than 70 words per minute. Of course, when I have to type out a business letter or something that requires a little bit of thought, my typing rate decreases a bit, but even so it is more than adequate for my job.
Summary
Improving typing skills is as easy as taking an online class, or attending a class as your local college. The key to becoming quick and speedy is to practice daily for a set amount of time. Pretty soon, your fingers will know where to go and you'll be faster than you ever thought possible.
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