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Nan Jay Barchowsky

Swansbury, Inc.

www.fixitwrite.com

410 272-0836

njbarch@mac.com

Nan Jay Barchowsky has worked for many years to help people of all ages to gain legible, rapid handwriting. Nan has conducted workshops for adults throughout the United States and in Mexico. She tutors, teaches in elementary classrooms, and is a consultant for schools. Nan publishes handwriting materials for beginners, older students and adults. Unique among the publications is a CD-ROM that allows you to print out practice sheets, and to edit them so one practices with text that relates to the individual. That makes practice entertaining!

How to Make Your Handwriting Personal

Handwriting instructor Nan Jay Barchowsky demonstrates how to make handwriting personal.

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Nan Jay Barchowsky: Hi, I am Nan Jay Barchowsky, a Handwriting Specialist here to help you improve your writing.

You want to make your writing personal. If you want it could be you. You want to reflect all the best presentation you could make of yourself. I hope this little session will work out to do just that, but it will take a little time. Some people can adjust their handwriting very rapidly and some people take a little longer to do it, but you want your handwriting to be unique to you.

So you are going to start out and you are going to emulate a model whichever model you choose and then eventually you are going to digress. You are going to find that oh you can change a couple of letter forms. Go ahead and change them as long as they are legible and as long as you are going to write them with ease. For example, sometimes I write a d that way, sometimes I write a d that way. Sometimes I write an A very strictly, three strokes, sometimes I write an A like that.

So you do whatever you feel comfortable with. Just avoid flourishing too much because flourishing can get in the way of clarity of writing. There are some real advantages to improving your handwriting. For one your are probably aware of the presentation that you make to other people, and the way you walk, the way you talk, the way your dress, but then when people meet me so often they say, Oh my handwriting is terrible. Oh, please dont watch me write, and that is the reason for improving your handwriting which really isnt too difficult a task.

There is a big bonus in improving your handwriting. If are interviewing for a job, and go back to your home or your office and write a note to your prospective employer. Write a note that says, Thank you for the interview. I really like your company and what you were telling me about it, or whatever it is, or you might have lunch with a colleague and write a little note thanking the person for meeting with you and discussing some business adventure whatever it is.

After that meeting and I will guarantee you that your hand addressed envelope will be the first one that the recipient opens. I hope that this series of videos will help you to improve your handwriting and really enhance your life a bit. Thank you.

Many Thanks! by twheeler215 at 11/20/11 05:57AM Flag

Nan, This is the most helpful tutorial I have found yet. I am 29 and have been struggling with my handwriting for as long as I can remember. The tips you have given have been far more simple yet helpful than anything else I have found on the internet. Seeing someone of your experience and expertise on the internet is refreshing after so many fruitless searches.

Very Useful! by mmustafa at 08/08/11 03:31PM Flag

I watched this more than once and still watching... I learned alot and love the expert.. God Bless U

Thank you by Kounavong at 07/05/11 09:43AM Flag

Thank you, these is very good and useful video clip, much appreciated

thank you by jackpatolilic at 05/21/11 02:49AM Flag

you solved my problem that i was looking for...excellent job... i will keep in touch with you...

thanful by english2011 at 02/22/11 01:31PM Flag

I was very glad and lucky to watch your videos. Really it was a great experience to have I wish from you to put more lessons in the future because I am very excite to learn more about how to improve mt handwriting . Mouhcine Maher from the big apple

Feb. 5, 2011 by Timothy2012 at 02/05/11 06:30AM Flag

being in highschool, i always had issues with my handwriting. i gain less confident with myself and became a tacky note taker. After watching this session, i realize that i don't have to live with it. i will follow the advices that were given and improve my skill. my goal is to come to school one day and show my classmates my pro handwriting ability. Timothy Johnson p.s. Thank You!

thanks so much by suzyfogle at 02/03/11 02:43PM Flag

I love your video. My handwriting is embarrassing and I'm in my 50s! I'm holding the pencil the alternate way and its already making a difference. I'm going to keep practicing. Thanks again.

Thanks by jimenezgdavid at 01/22/11 06:17PM Flag

I have had a lot of problems with my handwriting, and this is the first simple, useful and easy to watch and to follow instruction video I have ever seen. I hope life re-pays you for your amazing work.

you gave me rythm by panir2000 at 01/08/11 04:05PM Flag

you have totally change my life in the fields of writing. i really admire you from heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barry by moyes9 at 12/23/10 01:59PM Flag

excellent set of videos, I have suffered poor handwritng all of my life, I am left handed and put it down to this, also I have little patience and tend to rush. The videos have made me realise that I can improve my writing.

Thanks J! by negi2u at 12/20/10 06:45PM Flag

Hi J, Just want to say thanks for sharing such great videos.

Dr.Rosy Vennila by vennilarosy at 11/06/10 07:50AM Flag

enjoyed the video clip.how do i get the CD .

Thanks by mastmonkey at 07/18/10 08:09AM Flag

Thanks a lot. The videos helped a lot in shaping my daughters handwriting.

Thank you ver very much by sakhiya at 07/01/10 01:42PM Flag

I am planning to do teacher training course and my handwriting is not nice. I found your videos very helpful

Thanks a lot by Mayank at 04/26/10 12:19PM Flag

Thank you very much for giving me these great tips on handwriting.It has helped a lot.Thank you Ma'am.

special thanks by waheed248 at 01/18/10 10:50AM Flag

My personal thanks and regards to Nan Jay.i really appriciated the way of traning and talking i really learnt a lot and i wish to be a good tranie for this best regd waheed

Thanks..... by sumali at 01/13/10 05:33PM Flag

this is the easiest way i ever found to improve my handwritting. many thanks for such wonderful method.

Thanks=) by n3verg1veup at 10/06/09 07:55PM Flag

Tyvm for all ur vids i got my handwriting better cheers:)

Handwriting by maiyappan at 10/04/09 08:31AM Flag

The Hole Videos Is very nice and useful to me. I really thanks to Gran mam. thanks... lot..

Thank you very much! by MargaretB at 08/07/09 10:11PM Flag

This opened my eyes to the way I write, I have really made a great improvement. I love sending cards to friends and family, in a world of computers with email and such the love of handwriting is still a big passion of mine. Although my handwriting as never been very good but these video's have been a great help by improving it, giving a much more elegance to the beautiful cards I send. Thank you so very much Nan Jay, for sharing your expertise. Mrs M Burke

Thanks by Naveen at 08/03/09 12:55PM Flag

Worth full videos,Thanks you very much.

Great by nvraghunath at 07/05/09 05:58PM Flag

Thanks, it's a eye opener to those like who are not aware how terrible there handwriting

by Vaishnavi at 06/21/09 05:56PM Flag

great series! Thank you..it was a pleasure to see and improve my handwriting.Thanks again

Thank you by emf101 at 02/02/09 03:46PM Flag

Thank you for this! My writing is terrible. I never realized that I held the pen the wrong way. After watching this I saw immediate improvement in my writing!

Thank by afasayan at 01/01/09 01:53PM Flag

My personal thanks & a very happy new year to Nan Jay

Thanks... by kamranhz at 09/15/08 12:28AM Flag

My personal thanks and regards to Nan Jay.

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