BREVITY: Write Simply Fewer keys. Simpler execution. A documented average of 55% fewer keys across 300 transformations. You don't switch theories. You change 10–20% of your most common words — the ones you write hundreds of times a day — and keep everything else that already works. Four techniques that cut keys where you write most: Skeletal Writing — consonant frameworks that cut keys without losing the word Partial Outlines — your highest-frequency terms, stripped to what's necessary Anchor Words — one reliable form instead of a memorized list The Chainlink Method — phrases built as they come, no guessing what the speaker says next BREVITY was designed for the fifth hour of a hostile deposition, not a speed contest. Every unnecessary key is work your fingers don't need to do. Tom Fernicola has been a working court reporter for 37 years. He built BREVITY to reduce unnecessary mental and physical demands during the job — the same record, with less required to produce it.