A short, practical guide to proficient audio transcription which may be used by individual students or in courses. The programme has been designed to ensure that become familiar with standard audio dictation conventions; revise and apply aspects of grammatical theory which often cause problems in audio transcription; master words which are commonly misspelt in business documents, and use modern business language; improve retention ability while developing continuous listening/transcription skills; and become confident and competent in producing mailable printed business documents from audio dictation.