About Helen
I have been teaching Teeline Shorthand for more than 25 years
I am passionate about my teaching and my students. I never tire of seeing the progress of students, from that first introduction when it can seem a little confusing to the second session where it starts to be more logical, especially if they have done the required homework…
About Teeline Shorthand
In the past 450 years there have been almost 500 different forms of shorthand developed in Great Britain
Teeline shorthand was developed by James Hill in the 1960s. He was a Pitman teacher and taught evening classes. He noticed that he started the new year-long course with a large number of students but as the year progressed the number of students dwindled…
The 6 simple rules of Teeline
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Omit the Silent letters
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Omit Medial Vowels
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Omit one of the Double Letters
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Use Phonetics whenever possible
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Retain Sounded Vowel at the Beginning of Word
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Retain Sounded Vowel at the end of Word
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What students that have finished
the course said
Celeste Villani
Community Engagement Editor, Messenger Community News
I remember my first shorthand lesson with Helen Bibbo as a young cadet. I never thought I would be able to achieve 120 words a minute using this strange language, but, with Helen as my mentor and teacher, I was able to achieve my goal. Since then, shorthand has become an invaluable tool for me…
Lauren Novak
Social Policy Editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail
I undertook Helen’s Teeline shorthand training course during my cadetship in 2005. With her help I was able to write at 120 words per minute within six months. It is now a skill I use daily and couldn’t report the news without. All those years ago Helen provided us with audiotapes of her methodical voice…
Andrew Hough
Senior Journalist, The Advertiser and Sunday Mail
Shorthand is, quite simply, one of the most vital journalism skills I have and my job as a senior reporter would be so much harder without it. I learnt shorthand from Helen Bibbo when I was a young cadet more than 16 years ago. It was a difficult skill to learn but she was a…
Scott Monk
Journalist/sub-editor, The Australian, and author
Helen Bibbo is an incredibly gifted teacher. She is one of those warm, amazing educators that you admire and respect your entire life. Even 23 years after learning shorthand with her, I still use it regularly as a professional journalist. Her approach is simple, methodical and precise. I have even copied her approach to teach…
Erin Jones
Deputy Head of News, The Advertiser
Helen Bibbo was an exceptional teacher in shorthand while I was completing my journalism degree at the University of South Australia. Her patience, understanding and support was extended not only to me, but all of my peers. The tools I learnt from Helen on how to master shorthand have been invaluable to my career as…
Sean Fewster
Author of “City of Evil” and chief court reporter for The Advertiser
Learning shorthand is, at times, like learning a foreign language – and Helen is the native speaker you want as a teacher. Her methodical, interesting, information and fun method of teaching took me from a rudimentary knowledge of the technique to 120 words a minute, with 99 per cent accuracy, in just six weeks. That…