What channel should I choose to become a stenographer, to enroll in a training class or to practice at home?
It is not difficult to learn shorthand. It's hard to find a job. The training class promised to help you find a job in the future and let you pay tuition to buy a machine. The job may not get in the end, and it will cost a sum of tuition and plane money. If you can be sure that you have a job, you can buy a machine to practice, and it is not difficult to practice to a certain extent.