Experience shows . . .
If you're recruiting someone to take the TypeWell course, that person needs to have several solid chunks of time in his or her Life, every week, to fully devote to the lessons. Ours is an intensive course, requiring deep concentration to master the skills. We advise students never to work on the lessons late at night, so you must consider a candidate's existing work/class schedule and home life.
A person who already has a full schedule of work and family responsibilities won't be able to give the TypeWell course the mental and physical attention it requires. If a person's life is so full already that they only have late evenings to do the TypeWell course (a very bad time!!), they are unlikely to be able to have enough time later to take on regular transcribing assignments. So, save yourself and that person the effort of trying to jam one more thing into their already packed days. Look for candidates who have at least several hours available during the day, at least 2 or 3 days a week.
Also, a candidate should NOT currently do note-taking or any verbatim typing/transcribing work while in the TypeWell Course! These types of information-processing interfere with one's ability to learn how to process and plan information in a meaning-for-meaning context.
Finally, the person should not be very busy with other tasks that use the hands and shoulders/arms, etc. Some transcribers who are also musicians, for example, have had to stop or reduce their work because the use of their hands for playing instruments was compromised by their transcribing work. Other musicians have succeeded well as transcribers. This is something to think about and address early on.
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