RE: How do you develop speed?

Is avoiding use of the TAB key actually beneficial?

From a personal point of view, I think it helped me pass.

Think on this, speed of typing is probably not the most critical thing,
accuracy is more important. I used the tab key so that I could be sure
that I was entering the right commands and could double check rather the
relying on remembering a cryptic string of characters. If you make a
couple of mistakes with commands or IPs you could do more damage rushing
than if you had taken things a little slower.

Remember, you will be panicking, slowing down your typing will result in
less mistakes and more speed in the long run (remember the tortoise and
hare).

Also, remember that most people who sit the lab get to the point after
4-6 hours where they have completed all of the "easier" sections and
need to start looking things up or thinking. This will take up more time
than typing or tabbing ever will.

So for speed, I recommend that you develop your thought processes so
that you are used to evaluating the questions and you know how to
approach the answer rather than trying to save seconds on typing (if you
need those seconds, you aren't ready for the lab)

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Justin Mitchell
Sent: 12 October 2009 11:15
To: Rick Mur
Cc: Persio Pucci; Cisco certification
Subject: Re: How do you develop speed?

I've broken myself of using the TAB key for the most part and worked
on using the fewest number of letters possible for each command.

Also, I didn't really mean to ask if i have to that good. I understand
if I have to look up more than few things I won't make it through the
exam and I do have to be that GOOD. That's the whole point of the exam
to begin with.

Justin G. Mitchell
e: jgmitchell_at_gmail.com | skype: justin.g.mitchell

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:05 AM, Rick Mur <rmur_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> Indeed it's basically a practice of KNOWING what you are doing.
Practice
> this indefinitely and work on your typing speed. You should be a fast
typer
> and don't rely on 'tab' all the time, this can slow you down as I see
with a
> lot of engineers (non-CCIE candidates :-).
> They always ask me how I can type so fast, but I hardly use the Tab
key.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick Mur
> CCIE2 #21946 (R&S / Service Provider)
> Sr. Support Engineer IPexpert, Inc.
> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Persio Pucci <persio_at_gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> It's that simple: practice
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Joe Astorino
<jastorino_at_ipexpert.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The answer to this is simple and one I stress to all my students:
>> repetition of configuring core technology -- over and over and over
>> > ------Original Message------
>> > From: Dale Shaw
>> > Sender: nobody_at_groupstudy.com
>> > To: Justin Mitchell
>> > Cc: CCIE Groupstudy
>> > ReplyTo: Dale Shaw
>> > Subject: Re: How do you develop speed?
>> > Sent: Oct 11, 2009 5:26 PM
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Justin Mitchell
<jgmitchell_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How do you develop the speed needed to finish everything in a lab
in
>> >> the amount of given? Is simply a matter of being that GOOD at
>> >> everything in the lab?
>> >
>> > Every documentary I've ever seen on this suggests the best place to
>> > develop speed is in a trailer park. Be careful, though, your lab
may
>> > blow up. Being good at everything in the lab is certainly
recommended.
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> > Dale
>> >
>> >
>> > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>> >
>> >
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