Handwriting Is Important (1963)

[Music] the return of the two white skirts the order clerk is being told about the mistake for handwriting while why an important customer got skirts instead of shirts poor handwriting brings trouble and loss of time and money in business many poorly addressed letters that cannot be delivered or returned are sent to the dead letter office when this happens there is also no reply your teacher must be able to read your handwriting easily here is a paper that's easy to read but what about this one in order to improve your can a left-hander have good handwriting indeed he can this Southpaw and most left-handed people can land as easily as any right-handed person handwriting is a skill there are two types of handwriting manuscript that you learned in primary grades and cursive writing both of these types of handwriting are important to you there are many times you must use manuscript writing or printing many adults must use manuscript writing or printing in their work manuscript writing can serve you in schoolwork or labeling Maps arithmetic papers special reports exhibits reports for history geography civics and science keep and improve your manuscript skill you'll me it all of your life just as you will need cursive writing for your business life and your personal life try to have clear legible handwriting in which you can take pride let's see what are the things that can improve your handwriting first your posture it is step one in handwriting when the writer sits properly she writes with greater ease in proper position for him the left-handed writer is as comfortable as the right-handed person have your teacher check the position of your arms and hands on the desk are you sitting well back on the seat are your feet flat on the floor for a right-handed person an important point to note is the action of the left hand as it moves paper up on the desk thus keeping the writing hand in a comfortable position at all times a left-handed person's paper is placed in an opposite position from that of a right-handed person if you get finger crap when you write you're not holding your pencil correctly this is the correct pencil hold for left-handed persons and this is the correct pencil hold for right-handed persons holding the pencil too close to the tip and too tightly cramps your fingers and your style practice will help you make cursed letters correctly and easily it helps you gain muscle [Music] control among such letters are capital and small or lowercase o a and C free movement under control leads to easy formation of letters look carefully at your writing don't let your letter t look like a letter L or your letter D look like a CL oh yes don't forget your H and K so we won't get skirts instead of shirts slant is important to the appearance of a handwritten page see how messy this paper looks here's an easy way to check the slant of your letters special study of individual letters is important too and your teacher will help you with this study you may want to take a chance on numbers to win a prize at a carnival but don't take a chance on your arithmetic numbers you can form numbers correctly carefully and get full credit for problems correctly done arrange your work carefully on every paper you write follow your teachers directions for headings and margins indent the paragraphs on your composition papers a neat well arranged arithmetic paper if you're asked to find yards and feet label the answers take no chances when writing at the chalkboard keep these points in mind start writing as high on the board as you can comfortably stand easily on both feet hold chalk correctly make the writing a good size so that all your classmates can see your work handwriting is a skill and like all other skills can be improved with proper practice practice regularly and then once every week record your improvement remember your handwriting presents you it is as personal as a fingerprint your skill in handwriting depends in large part upon pride and practice your posture the placement of the paper on desk or table the way you hold your pen or pencil the use of uniform slant and regular spacing in your work your attitude and determination to do your best at all times when writing remember handwriting is important it is important to you in your school work now and it will be important to you [Music] later