Practice
• Lettering improves dramatically with practice.
• Practice scribing in a notebook during meetings, while attending church, watching TV, or listening to the radio.

Style
• Develop a lettering style that suits your personal style and which can be executed quickly and legibly.
• Practice different lettering styles in your own notebook
• Study printed fonts and see what can be adapted to hand-lettering
• There have been many books written on the art of calligraphy. Some of the information isn't pertinent to on-the-wall scribing with dry erase marker and some of it can be adapted to this medium. Take a look next time you're at the library or bookstore, or go to an online store like Amazon.com and check out the multitude of titles.
• Observe and steal from other scribes!

Size
• Use the wide side of the pen to get a bolder line which is legible from a greater distance.

Speedy Writing
• Speedy writing takes practice. Don't be discouraged if at first you can't keep up with the dialogue or if your writing is messy. Try to keep one ear tuned for keywords as you continue to record what's just been said. If the situation allows it, ask the facilitator or audience to repeat something that you've missed.
• Some people find it easier to rest their hand on the board as they write. This provides more stability but may slow you down. Other folks like to keep their hands free as they write, which may make it faster but also messier.

Color
• Some colors are more legible against the walls' gray surface than others. Orange, green, and yellow are the hardest to see and probably should be used more for decoration and drawing than writing. Black, purple, brown, blue, and red are probably the best colors to write in.
• Use color to organize ideas and emphasize major points.

Practice
• Practice, practice, practice!

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