In 2013 Mr. Josip Hanjš, representing Croatia, became the world champion in a Shorthand Speech Capturing international organized in Ghent, Belgium. Seven countries participated: except Croatia, also Hungary, Italy, Germany, Argentina, France and Turkey. Mr. Hanjš is the president of Croatian Shorthand Association, one of the oldest in Europe, founded in 1882 (five years before London). This is his secon world title in his career: the first title of the world champion has been won in Prague in 2007. It is interesting that here both female and male participants compete all together. |
Shorthand / Speech capturing Graphic – SENIORS In 2013 Mr. Josip Hanjš, representing Croatia, became the world champion in a Shorthand Speech Capturing international organized in Ghent, Belgium. Seven countries participated: except Croatia, also Hungary, Italy, Germany, Argentina, France and Turkey. Mr. Hanjš is the president of Croatian Shorthand Association, one of the oldest in Europe, founded in 1882 (five years before London). This is his secon world title in his career: the first title of the world champion has been won in Prague in 2007. It is interesting that here both female and male participants compete all together. Place, name, country and the number of syllables: 1 Josip Hanjš, CROATIA, 497 The speed of 497 syllabels per minute for Mr. Josip Hanjš is quite an achievement. This number means that he was able to capture about 4-5 words per second. All participants were capturing text in their native langugages. |
An example of shorthand writing by Mr. Josip Hanjš A shorthand text in Croatian language, written by Mr. Josip Hanjš Deciphered seven-line Croatian text (line by line): Pojam zelenog gospodarstva nije samo važan za razvijene zemlje.Rough translation from Croatian into English (line by line; by D.Ž.): The notion of green economy is important not only for developed countries.Each shorthand competitor has numerous own special symbols, even for entire expressions. For example, Mr. Josip Hanjš has about two thousand of them. |