How to improve your Hand Writing
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- It's not easy to improve your handwriting - it takes time and practice to break your old bad habits and create new good habits. Deep down, you probably have perfectly good handwriting, you just need to let it rise to the surface.
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Why are you so wonderful!? I swear your personality is just charming!
I'm a lefty and I have to turn the paper upside down, I also find it easy to write upside down and backwards. People used to think I was an oddball for that in school lol x
I am the same! Must be a leftie thing 😜 lol
I'm right handed, my little sister is left handed though.
I don't know if this is weird or not but my handwriting changes all the time, it depends mainly on my mood and the situation i'm in.
If i'm bored or in a rush to finish, my handwriting is messy, compact and it leans to the right.
If i'm happy, excited or daydreaming, it's very spaced out, the letters are curvy, it very slightly leans to the right and its bigger.
When i'm angry it's all over the place, not slanted, uneven letters and it's cramped together.
This change can happen mid-sentence if say, my college tutor starts giving me that "you need to add more" talk etc.
Does this happen to anyone else? It's not a problem to me and people can read it fine anyway but i've always thought a person has 1 style of handwriting which changes over time with practice.
I do have a hobby in writing my own fantasy stories (which will never be published) on paper so I get lots of practice. :3
+GothicGamer2012 Me too!
Same
i understand you. i am starting write by my left hand. try writing with your right hand. it might help
Tip - treat yourself to a new pen, maybe even a fountain pen? I just did this - although the pen was actually a present - which led me to diagnose the need to address my terrible left handed scrawl. I find that using a nice pen on half-decent paper introduces a bit of respect for the tools being used - because of this, it's easier to keep a bit of discipline going. Definitely works for me.
That's a great idea! I'm gunna do the that, get a nice fountain pen and journal
@Sizzling Grill Go on Ebay and get a Jinhao X450 fountain pen - $4 or less.
I did that and It works!!
Damn, this man is a really good person. I love how he laughs at his own handwriting and calling it "rubbish", he also has a quite friendly voice. Earns a sub.
You have such a wonderful personality, The type of person everyone wants to be around. Thanks for sharing!
I have my own handwriting
its called "The Chicken Scratch Writing"
Or as I call mine; a font. Lol
Ze Face lol
Ze Face I call mine: Writing no1 can read but I always finish writing things like 5 mins before anyone else font
Ze Face That's mine too -w-
Ze Face cakar ayam
This guy is mercilessly positive
man watching you raises my mood so much. you are honesty the personality I aspire to have
Thanks for the laughter and self-effacing humor. I could listen to you all day.
This is very helpful, you make it easy because you show some personality. You make me want to watch all your videos! Love it.
Thanks. You have confirmed what I have thought about my shocking writing, in as much as fixing it. I went back to when I learnt to print and learning to spell. Once we could do both of those, we moved onto writing cursive. We also progressed from chalk and slate to pencil and finally ink and pen. I am finding using a fountain pen helps to slow down my writing. As you said, spell each word in our head, as we are writing the word. You hit one point on the head, I never considered the reason for my bad writing was because I am dyslexic. It also means we try to talk and write at the same speed we are processing everything through our brain and of course, the brain is faster than the pen. I was luckier than most. My Great Aunt was an Infant School teacher and after hearing I was having reading problems, she knew straight away and set about making sure I learnt how to overcome it. My life was hell until I moved to another school. I am now 62 and I still have to watch myself. So thank you for your helpful videos, and yes you can teach an old girl new tricks. I am making a habit of practicing and hopefully, I am improving my hand writing everyday. So thank you.
Thank you it improves my handwriting
Your video was so helpful to me, since school I've learned cursive handwriting but with time as you said I spent more and more time on the computer and gradually stopped my handwriting, I think when I realise that I decided to return to use my notebook (Paper) and turning my head toward my pencils, just to remember how important for me is to have a beautiful handwriting, at least for myself I pretend in the years I have left to improve more and more my handwriting
I started to do calligraphy, this has help me so much I can actually write in a straight line,i used a ruled line page with writing paper on top,practice is key.
I have a similarly strong trouble with handwriting. This has been insightful, certainly put some light on what's going on with my writing. Especially that bit about jotting ideas, it's the worst when you're a writer.
I'll follow your theory and see how it goes.
I have a nice bit of chicken scratch as my handwriting. It's great. I can read it. No one else can.
same!
Same
mines is so difficult sometimes idek what the hell I put. But I love it cause I write extremely fast taking notes
I too had this problem
Good stuff!
I'm trying to relearn cursive--in Brazil in the 90s, many schools taught kids cursive first, and penmanship was a factor into your grade.
I'm a leftie. It was fine when I was writing in pencil only, but I started smudging badly in the 6th grade (roughly 10 years old) here in the U.S., when we were allowed to use pens. So I began shifting my paper sideways... which slanted my handwriting badly, and made it illegible to my teachers (who seemed already not used to seeing cursive handwriting to begin with). I started copying the handwriting of the girl in front of me, who had this lovely, perfect block print, and by the end of the year I wrote as neatly as she did, at roughly half the size.
Then, as each year passed, my handwriting became smaller and smaller until it was almost illegible. It was still super neat, but incredibly tiny. Furthermore, I was diagnosed with a learning disability (ADHD), and one of the things that tipped them off was the fact that I'd often forget my thought when half-way through my word and leave them half-complete.
I was then recommended by a classmate last year in a college class, who has ADHD as well, to attempt cursive again. She said it helped her at least finish the word before losing her thoughts--something about the focus of the action of block-printing being on each letter, rather than the entire word. I found that it's improved my focus in note-taking a lot.
... It didn't help me with reading it again, though, since it's all slanted and messy. It especially frustrates me because my block-printing is very neat, so seeing my cursive next to it is embarrassing, hahaha. At least it's helped me get my thoughts down on paper more fully--I can work on making it neater a bit everyday. :)
I have really enjoyed all of your videos, not just this one. I'm a bit late in finding your videos, but I have found them to be very helpful and fun. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make them. Sincerely.
Thanks and I will... I have learned a lot from you.
I noticed that my handwriting got worse too the moment I used computer more for drawing and writing. I noticed my ideas wasn't as fluid either. So I use notebooks and write or sketchnote ideas out by hand now to not lose my handwriting. And to keep my drawing hand loose for artwork. Good points you brought up on bad habits. This applies to more than writing and art. Glad you shared.
man my handwriting is so bad that teachers started to ask me am I studying Chinese or other language but with your help I was able to improve my handwriting so thank u sir very very very much
True, need to tame the habits and learn to see the different in progress when you really get into writing. That is what I am doing now.
Your theory is correct. I had terrible handwriting as a youngster. After keeping a journal for 20ish years, I can slow down and write legibly, even quite nicely.
For left handers... I'm actually learning to write Hebrew and Arabic, writing from right to left with my right hand hasn't been a problem for me. You can probably adjust your writing direction (slightly diagonal), buy better pens with better ink, pens that wouldn't require you to hold it too upright. I have been mostly using fountain pens to write, and a fountain pen allows me to hold the pen more relaxed, in an angle, well because of the nature of the pen too, but basically you want to still see everything you just wrote, rest your writing hand below your current writing line.
You have the most enjoyable voice and personality! I'm sold on a subscription. :) Thank you for the helpful tips!
I LOVE this guys, he's got amazing personality
Thank you very much you helped me I'm in my freshman year in highschool and I felt judged cuz of my hand writing but u helped me so thank u and now I feel better
I recently started my A-levels in maths, further maths, physics and chemistry. One of the grounds I chose them on was that I wouldn't have to exercise my illegible handwriting as much I would in essay subjects. I have since found that I have been far more selective in my word choice in these analytic subjects and that my handwriting has become far better since I'm not having to rush out circuitous threads of description for a simple idea.
I reckon that you are absolutely right in your philosophy of slowing down because not only does it allow you to focus on the individual letters but also on the words as a whole- giving a better flow to your handwriting.
Great and true! Same here! Thank you!
I'm right handed and I can write arabic which is written from right to left and also english .. But guess what, my writing SUCKS at both :(
dr.reeds90 you can switch your arabic script... there's the basic, ugly looking one and the more free flowing, artistic script, basically cursive arabic.
Same I stopped writing arabic for 3 years now 😱💔
I really enjoy the way you talk, it's every friendly and hilarious !! :D
I know how you feel about rushing. sometimes I'll add an "e" to words that end in "th" when I meant to write "the" an example would be : " The cat withe orange stripes"
Supergirl prime I do the same thing and it’s so annoying!
Your videos are adorable... Also we need to also have confidence in everything we do. My hand written is terrible too but with the help of your videos I am improving as I practice. I truly believe you should make more videos like this.... Thank you so much
ijust started learning to write cursive last year and im still trying to wean myself off the standard school style of having to write super fast and small. cursive feels so flid and looks amazing! i still have trouble forming my letters when i try to write normally without thinking of the individual letters. thanks for the tips! not giving up!
Another video I've seen on keeping track of ideas was by a painter. He kept sticky notes and a digital voice recorder handy while he painted to make notes of new drawing ideas. He could listen to them or transcribe them at a later date.
Thank you. Buy watching you i restaured my best handwringing after I lost it for a long time
the person with the best handwriting I know, is left handed
I love your handwriting, it's insanely beautiful
2 years ago I came into some guitars. Long story, but before that time, the only time I had even held a guitar was for a mate, while he opened his beer.
I learnd tabs and watched videos. You can learn anything on youtube. I can play about 25 songs now, and 12 are good enough to play infront of the hearing impaired, but it started ugly. . . .real ugly. Think auditory version of a bad smell. It is something I really wanted though. Somewhere in the process I learned how to overcome my dyslexic brain. I learned how to learn. Play each note, one after the other. Start slow then build up. Each time you get a little better, not alot, just enough to feed you and make you want more.
Now I start on my craptastic handwritting. At least I'm not starting from zero. Thanks.
You're just too darned jolly! Quit laughing. You're giving me an uncontrollable urge to smile! 😄
Okay so I'm left handed love my handwriting and also love cursive so a tip is ALWAYS use paper mate the dry so fast so they don't smudge
Good Video
I just love your passion and encouragement
What I would do is steal my classmate's handwriting and look at the letters, and if I see a letter that I like, I would just copy it.
And I am left handed meaning pencils, whiteboards, and blackboards are my enemies
You would probably be really good at calligraphy! Most of my favorites are left-handers
You really are a great man!!
And i love your videos,thanks for being such a nice man ! ;D
thanks for the tips, i've noticed I behave very similar to you when writing, will definitely follow you tips!
Thanks, this will help me with my school work 😊
You helped me so much. Thanks!
Good advice for all. A couple of months ago I decided my handwriting needed some correction. It was messy and I noticed in proofreading that I had "text speak" abbreviations. Texting and handwriting are not the same thing. I went back to the beginning. I looked up images of the alphabet in both print and cursive handwriting. Slowing down was the hardest part.
very nicely explained, I could identify my problem.. I am left handed, and dyslexic as well. I may start practice to improve my handwriting from now on. And let you know after one month how did I progress.
hahaha, love your enthusiasm in your videos! i can so relate to trying to write neatly but fail..... then when i read over it i cant seem too :/
Shoo! You started writing your A like a U again when you were concentrating on the E! Your handwriting reminds me a lot of my own handwriting. My A's and G's are all wrong and I tend to trail off the ends of my words a lot. And dyslexia! I get my P's and B's and D's all mixed up :(( gotta practice!
thanks for this video! it really is all about mental-retraining
My handwriting is some times better but more often it is very bad. I mean it is not consistent. could you please guide me how to make my handwriting consistent?
wonderful handwriting with wonderful laughs,this video is super
You are great,Love your energy,voice and all that.
I love this guy!
I have always had awful handwriting, made worse over the years by my carpal tunnel syndrome. Recently I have made efforts to improve my writing and have started to use an old fashioned dip pen. Well what an improvement this has made! I think it’s because the pen makes me slow down and think more.
I wish I had done this many years ago.
I'm a southpaw, and that's so true! Funny enough, a lot of people comment on how neat my writing is, even though I barely notice it.
Plus, I've been practicing my handwriting as well. ;-) Imagine a Rocky Balboa of penmanship.
love your smile... thanks from India
Oh it's my first time to watch your video and it's really fun~! :DD You are so adorable
I'm left handed and trust me it is SO HARD when people demonstrate activities with their RIGHT HAND!
as a left handed person, i discovered that it was easier writing with the paper upside down or at least bent at a 45 degree angle.
my friend says I write in my own code. 2,3 sometimes 4 letters can turn into one made up of all these letters combined. I recently found my old fountain pen and some journals and realize a change must be made! I think my problem is what you said- trying to write as fast as I think. Gonna work on it.
A lot of colleagues of mine absolutely adore my handwriting. When they later discover that I'm left handed, they become even more gobsmacked. Yes I write with my left hand but I don't curl my left wrist inward when I write.
A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
What a great video thank you. Will look for a follow up
Very nice way of teaching....
#TechnicalWriter
While good handwriting is worth working at, for notes I need to jot down quick I use gregg shorthand. It was really worth learning, if only for that reason but also class notes
Thumbs up if I’m not the only one who thinks this guys voice is easy to listen to
My friend's handwriting looks nice but we can't read it and neither can she.
I have the same problem 😂
Funnily enough I have same thing with sometimes joining words up like you, joining up the words weirdly when I am not supposed to. I keep catching myself doing it when I write, especially when quickly.
love your videos! can you please do a video on how to be left handed i rlly want to😍
Man, you're pure endearing. A very funny person. That's why you got my subscription, now... let's check the content of your channel! ;-p hahaha
Way to go. Keep doing a great job. Best regards ; )
this was helpful...thank you
Another great video! you should get millions of subscribers! :D
Thank you for interesting video.
I niticed my hand become hardened while i'm trying new writing pattern. Especially when i'm switching hands. I mean hand, which is pen-holder at the moment. At the same time i noticed my left hand start to write georgian letters much proper that right hand writes my native russian letters....
Hmm I would never thought about changing the style of some letters. That might help me, thanks :). Oh, I'm lefty by the way :)
I'm left handed and I've never had the problem of smudging ink or pencil, maybe when going back to write in a previously written area but not while actually writing. I don't curl my hand just simply turn my paper like any person writing with their right hand. I'm trying to be more ambidextrous which is why I'm here :/ I'm having trouble holding the damn pencil haha! :D
Your video was amazing!
Love the Ensign Ful-Vue on your shelf! :p
I actually loveed your video
I think it was very useful 💖💖
+Shoo Rayner I actually have the same problem as you I write too fast xD and I make mistakes while writing
and I'm an artist too
I switch between the computer "a" and the "a" they teach you in school. Sometimes my a's would look wonky, so I switch to the other "a" automatically :P
Things that help me slow down when I have racing brain are saying things out loud as I write, which helps edit out the rubbish and helps me 'remember' what I've written later, and writing in capital letters which is much easier to read back later. I think it's also important to recognise the difference between 'legible' and 'pretty'. Just because someone's writing looks nice on a page, doesn't mean it can be read easily. Nor does it necessarily follow that scruffy looking writing is hard to read. I think the most important part is being able to read your own writing, no matter what it looks like.
Very helpful video! I also have a question, what kind of pen is that?
Thakyou very much it improved mu handwriting
what pen is he using!? seems awesome!
Shoo Rayner hi u came to hensingham and teaches me how to draw a really good bear :p
Shoo Rayner
Do you ever do something like writing "at the" as "athe?"
+SuperbHuskyLover 32 do you ever write a word think about what to write next and then rewrite the last word you wrote?
It really sucks
I write and as ang a lot.
Holly Roscoe same..
Everyone does that
Using a finer tipped pen would also help your handwriting become more legible.
I've been practicing writing italics for a month and now there's a big improvement in my writing already. I can feel it's easier to write in that style. However, the part about jotting down ideas quickly still bugs me, because I too feel the need to write down my thoughts quickly, or else my thoughts get disrupted by the slowness of materializing them on paper.
And as I gradually approach the plateau, there's less improvement each time and that kind of frustrates me. To come to a higher level, I have to go back to every letter and try to relearn them. But there's less improvement each time. It feels like when I write out of practice, for an essay, my hand write becomes messy and I'm afraid it would ruin my acquired skills
+Oblivion as the guy says: SLOW IT DOWN
Thanks.
i have problems writing ri together it just looks like an n with a dot on top please help me!
My handwriting is really bad but recently I tried italicizing my letters and making it look curvy and it seemed to improve.
I dont need to improve my handwriting but i want to give tips to people I work with since i need to read their hand writing
that's soo true
My mother is left handed,One day, in my teens, a friend watched me tie my show, amazed he asked me to do it again slowly, and again, he was mind-blown, I was stupidly wondering why he was so amazed,. then I watched him tie his shoe,lol.I was tieing mine left handed, I still do. with my right hand leading though.its very unique..
Cool, now i want to see your creative way of tieing shoes,i know, lets see if we can get 1 million, or even 100k hits amazing people with our weird shoe lace back ~ asswardness ,lol..You know if i amazed 10 people in my lifetime, ( pretty much everyone I showed my method to) . that might equal 100,000 hits on You Tube right.kind of like the way the record companies, if you live in a kind of big city, and you sell 10,000 of your own cd's. well then they feel like you can sell 1 million nation wide,lol.. maybe odd thinking, but it worked for many a record company. lol..
Great shoo
What type of pen are you using? I love the way it looks
just in time before school hehe
I Love Your Vids
could you do a video on whats the best way to hold a pencil or pen? I always had my whole hand on the pencil then i started from 1st grade to hold my pencil differently but I still till 6th grade I don't feel like i hold it right