In highschool I had typewriting lessons on some old mechanical typewriter, it wasn't funny, but it was useful. Than, later I had blind (touch) typewriting classes on still mechanical but electric typewriters. When this happened I was about 18 yeas old and I already knew the "keyboard" since my parents had a computer.
Back than, I thought it was too hard, but than, I got involved as an editor for the highschool's magazine and I started to type with 10 fingers on the computer's keyboard... this was about 10 years ago. Now, the qwerty keyboards feel like extensions to my fingers. They feel natural and I can type probably faster than some can read... but that's not the point. The point is you have to exercise and don't give up.
If you don't know the rules of typing with 10 fingers, download some typewriting application or do some free tutorials on the Internet. After you've got the basics, just type as you should for everyday use (chat, browsing, documents etc.) and speed will come in time.
Now, some of you say, if he is already typing 100 wpm, why is he even bothering about typing correctly. I can say to you, that if you type with 10 fingers as you should, and you keep your palms rested in front of the keyboard (or on palm-rest) while you type, it is much much more comfortable and more effortless.
And one more thing, always watch the screen, not the keyboard, and don't get angry when you make mistakes, delete and correct. You may want to also use a spellchecker to underline misspelled words.
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In highschool I had typewriting lessons on some old mechanical typewriter, it wasn't funny, but it was useful. Than, later I had blind (touch) typewriting classes on still mechanical but electric typewriters. When this happened I was about 18 yeas old and I already knew the "keyboard" since my parents had a computer. Back than, I thought it was too hard, but than, I got involved as an editor for the highschool's magazine and I started to type with 10 fingers on the computer's keyboard ... this was about 10 years ago. Now, the qwerty keyboards feel like extensions to my fingers. They feel natural and I can type probably faster than some can read ... but that's not the point. The point is you have to exercise and don't give up.
If you don't know the rules of typing with 10 fingers, download some typewriting application or do some free tutorials on the Internet. After you've got the basics, just type as you should for everyday use (chat, browsing, documents etc.) and speed will come in time.
Now, some of you say, if he is already typing 100 wpm, why is he even bothering about typing correctly. I can say to you, that if you type with 10 fingers as you should, and you keep your palms rested in front of the keyboard (or on palm-rest) while you type, it is much much more comfortable and more effortless.
And one more thing, always watch the screen, not the keyboard, and don't get angry when you make mistakes, delete and correct. You may want to also use a spellchecker to underline misspelled words.