how to get faster at typing punctuation
You get faster at typing punctuation by practicing the marks inside real sentences rather than in isolation, so the reaches — especially the ones that need the shift key — become part of your rhythm instead of a pause. Commas, apostrophes, and periods are quick once learned; question marks, colons, and quotation marks are slower because they require holding shift with your little finger while another finger makes the reach.
which marks need shift
On a standard QWERTY layout, the comma, period, apostrophe, and semicolon are typed directly. The question mark, colon, quotation marks, and the exclamation point all require the shift key. The shifted marks are the ones that slow most people down, because pressing shift and reaching for the key at the same time is a coordination your fingers have to learn.
the little-finger problem
Shift is held by the little finger of the opposite hand from the key you are pressing — for a question mark on the right, your left little finger holds shift while your right hand reaches. That opposite-hand timing is the crux. Practicing it inside sentences, where the shift press flows naturally into the next word, builds it far better than pressing the key over and over on its own.
practice in context
Real sentences mix the marks the way you actually write them: a comma mid-clause, an apostrophe in a contraction, a period or question mark at the end. Typing full lines that include all of these trains the transitions between letters and punctuation, which is where speed is really lost — not on any single key, but on the switch into and out of it.
why it's worth it
Clean, quick punctuation makes your writing read as careful, and it smooths your overall typing rhythm because you stop pausing mid-sentence to find the apostrophe. Once the marks are automatic, punctuation stops interrupting your flow.