Shows amusingly how bad dictation destroys stenographers’ morale and wastes valuable office hours. Burlesques the common faults of people who dictate letters, such as: The scatterbrain who isn’t prepared, the speed demon, the dreamer, Mr Mumblemush and Simon Legree. Concludes with a demonstration of the correct method to dictate a letter using a dictagraph machine.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010541
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee morale
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office practice
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Secretaries
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Management - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Occupational training
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Secretaries
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)