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Typing speed: how can I improve it?

Doing a touch-typing course would help increase your speed and confidence. As you're in a job, you could either look for day-release courses or an evening class. If your employer is willing to let you have some time off in the working week that would be great but, if not, there should be plenty of opportunities for studying after work. Try contacting your local college.

There are several office and administration courses that would help you improve your secretarial skills. Find out about courses in Office Administration and training for Personal Assistants – simply drop by your nearest college or contact Learndirect (0800 100 900) for more details.

There is a range of software and online tuition for touch-typing that you might like to investigate. Elite Typing is a software tutor available for download as a free 30-day trial from www.download.cnet.com. Others to look at include www.accutype.demon.co.uk and www.typingmaster.com. For free courses on word processing and other office software take a look at www.nutrocker.co.uk

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