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Professional Teeline:
The Complete Coursebook.
The modern guide to learning fast, accurate Teeline shorthand.
A complete, progressive course for learning Teeline, from your first outlines to confident note-taking and speed development. For journalism students, professionals, independent learners and anyone returning to shorthand.
Inside the coursebook
Start with the principles. Build real fluency.
Teeline is a practical shorthand system built around simplified letterforms. This book teaches the system in a deliberate order, explaining how and why outlines are formed before helping you apply them at speed.
Clear lessons, worked examples, reading and writing exercises, transcription and dictation give learners a structured route through the material. It is intended for independent study as well as organised teaching.
Rather than treating speed as a separate trick, the course develops accuracy, outline recognition and confidence before progressing towards faster dictation and professional use.
A practical progression
What you'll work through.
01Learn the system
The Teeline alphabet, joining and positioning, essential principles, common brief forms, blends, word groupings, prefixes and suffixes.
02Read and write with accuracy
Reading, writing, transcription and recall exercises that turn newly learned rules into reliable habits.
03Develop speed
Chapter dictations at 40, 50 and 60 words per minute, followed by structured speed-building work from 50 to 120 words per minute.
The companion website
The learning doesn't stop at the page.
The books in the Professional Teeline series are accompanied by teeline.co.uk, a dedicated learning and practice website. Find online dictations, reading and writing activities, speed-building practice and further resources to use alongside the coursebook.
Explore the coursebook resources →teeline.co.ukLearning, practice and reference resources for the Professional Teeline series.
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The details alongside identify the print editions for orders and catalogue records. For stock availability, current recommended retail prices, course or institutional quantities, and UK trade terms, please contact Chartley Books.
The title is an independent teaching resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NCTJ. Learners preparing for NCTJ assessments should consult the current NCTJ syllabus and examination requirements.
| Title | Professional Teeline: The Complete Coursebook |
|---|---|
| Author | E. York |
| Series | Professional Teeline, book 1 |
| Publisher | Chartley Books, an imprint of Protheorem Ltd |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2025; revised September 2026 |
| Paperback ISBN | 9781917621083 |
| Hardback ISBN | 9781917621113 |
| Formats | Paperback, hardback and Kindle ebook |
| Page count / RRP | Confirm by edition when ordering |
| Trade enquiries | Contact Chartley Books |
ISBNs and revision details have been checked against Chartley's September 2026 print production manuscripts. Edition availability and prices may change.