How quickly do stenographers write?
A good qwerty touch typist probably writes around 80 to 90 words per minute. The best typists have an upper limit of about 110 to 120 words per minute. The average rate of English speech generally ranges between 180 and 200 words per minute. In order to graduate from steno school, a court reporter must pass tests at 225 words per minute. The world record for a one-minute take at 95% non-realtime accuracy is 360 words per minute, currently held by Mark Kislingbury, RMR, CRR. Certification speed for a CART provider is 180 words per minute in uncorrected instant translation (also known as realtime) with an accuracy of 96%. The CART provider is not allowed to look over their notes to correct any errors or guess at any missing words; their output is judged exactly as it comes through the software’s translation engine, including punctuation and spelling.
