NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE- MAKINGNOTE- MAKING

IS THIS YOUR ALPHABET?IS THIS YOUR ALPHABET?

NOTE-TAKING - INTRODUCTIONNOTE-TAKING - INTRODUCTION

Do you take notes? Do you take notes? When? How?When? How?

What are the typical What are the typical problems?problems?

WHAT DO YOUR NOTES LOOK WHAT DO YOUR NOTES LOOK LIKE?LIKE?

WHAT ARE THE USUAL WHAT ARE THE USUAL PROBLEMS?PROBLEMS?

WHEN ARE NOTES TAKEN?WHEN ARE NOTES TAKEN?

NOTES ARE TAKEN WHILE...NOTES ARE TAKEN WHILE...

...reading a text...reading a text ...listening to a lecture or presentation...listening to a lecture or presentation ...attending a meeting...attending a meeting ...interviewing a candidate...interviewing a candidate ...making slides for a presentation...making slides for a presentation ...learning for an exam...learning for an exam

WHY NOTE-TAKING IN WHY NOTE-TAKING IN BUSINESS?BUSINESS?

information is the lifeblood of business – decisions information is the lifeblood of business – decisions are made on the info receivedare made on the info received

managers are swamped with infomanagers are swamped with info notes communicate info in a shortened, time-saving notes communicate info in a shortened, time-saving

formform note-taking is a useful skill in business note-taking is a useful skill in business

communication (minutes, reports, articles...)communication (minutes, reports, articles...)

NOTE-TAKINGNOTE-TAKING ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORKESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK

Who is the user?Who is the user? What is the specific purpose of the notes?What is the specific purpose of the notes? In what circumstances will the notes be In what circumstances will the notes be

used?used?

HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE LISTENING?LISTENING?

abstracting abstracting irrelevant irrelevant informationinformation

selectingselecting organisingorganising complementing with complementing with

visualsvisuals

there are many there are many methods to take methods to take notesnotes

an example of note-an example of note-taking: the Cornell taking: the Cornell methodmethod

CORNELL NOTE-TAKING METHODCORNELL NOTE-TAKING METHOD

HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE READING?READING?

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE

SKIMSKIM the text to get a rough idea of the content the text to get a rough idea of the contentSCAN SCAN – underline the main points – spot the essential– underline the main points – spot the essential – – underline the key words and sentences (topic sentence underline the key words and sentences (topic sentence – – contains the main idea of a paragraph)contains the main idea of a paragraph)GIVE HEADINGSGIVE HEADINGS to each paragraphto each paragraphGROUP PARAGRAPHSGROUP PARAGRAPHS to highlight different parts of to highlight different parts ofthe text (headings and subheadings)the text (headings and subheadings)ESTABLISH THE STRUCTUREESTABLISH THE STRUCTURE (logical relations between (logical relations between parts of the text)parts of the text)USE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONSUSE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS instead of full words instead of full wordswhenever possible (e.g., i.e., vs., →, 1, 2, 3,...)whenever possible (e.g., i.e., vs., →, 1, 2, 3,...)

WHAT IS NOTE NOTE-MAKING?WHAT IS NOTE NOTE-MAKING? Preparing the notes for the userPreparing the notes for the user

WHEN ORGANISING NOTES IT IS IMPORTANT TO:WHEN ORGANISING NOTES IT IS IMPORTANT TO: know the know the purpose of the notespurpose of the notes establish the priorities to establish the priorities to separate the essential, the useful separate the essential, the useful

and the irrelevantand the irrelevant (key words, key sentences and major (key words, key sentences and major concepts)concepts)

show clear structureshow clear structure (visual appeal through graphics: (visual appeal through graphics: headings, subheadings, bold, indent, underline, italics, mind headings, subheadings, bold, indent, underline, italics, mind maps, charting, etc.)maps, charting, etc.)

HOW DO YOU COMPARE THESE HOW DO YOU COMPARE THESE TWO MIND MAPS?TWO MIND MAPS?

MATCH THE SYMBOLS AND MATCH THE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS WITH THE ABBREVIATIONS WITH THE

CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONS.CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONS. ExamplesExamples (illustrations)(illustrations) Listing or giving another Listing or giving another

argumentargument ClarifyingClarifying Reason, cause and Reason, cause and

effecteffect Contrast, oppositionContrast, opposition

vs.vs. e.g.e.g. →→ i.e.i.e. 11 22 33