NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE- MAKING

IS THIS YOUR ALPHABET?

NOTE-TAKING - INTRODUCTION Do you take notes? When? How? What are the typical problems?

WHAT DO YOUR NOTES LOOK LIKE?

WHAT ARE THE USUAL PROBLEMS?

WHEN ARE NOTES TAKEN? NOTES ARE TAKEN WHILE... ...reading a text ...listening to a lecture or presentation ...attending a meeting ...interviewing a candidate ...making slides for a presentation ...learning for an exam

WHY NOTE-TAKING IN BUSINESS? information is the lifeblood of business – decisions are made on the info received managers are swamped with info notes communicate info in a shortened, time-saving form note-taking is a useful skill in business communication (minutes, reports, articles...)

NOTE-TAKING ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK Who is the user? What is the specific purpose of the notes? In what circumstances will the notes be used?

HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE LISTENING? abstracting irrelevant information selecting organising complementing with visuals there are many methods to take notes an example of note-taking: the Cornell method

CORNELL NOTE-TAKING METHOD

HOW ARE NOTES TAKEN WHILE READING? PROCEDURE SKIM the text to get a rough idea of the content SCAN – underline the main points – spot the essential – underline the key words and sentences (topic sentence – contains the main idea of a paragraph) GIVE HEADINGS to each paragraph GROUP PARAGRAPHS to highlight different parts of the text (headings and subheadings) ESTABLISH THE STRUCTURE (logical relations between parts of the text) USE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS instead of full words whenever possible (e.g., i.e., vs., →, 1, 2, 3,...)

WHAT IS NOTE NOTE-MAKING? Preparing the notes for the user WHEN ORGANISING NOTES IT IS IMPORTANT TO: know the purpose of the notes establish the priorities to separate the essential, the useful and the irrelevant (key words, key sentences and major concepts) show clear structure (visual appeal through graphics: headings, subheadings, bold, indent, underline, italics, mind maps, charting, etc.)

HOW DO YOU COMPARE THESE TWO MIND MAPS?

MATCH THE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONS. vs. e.g. → i.e. 1 2 3 Examples (illustrations) Listing or giving another argument Clarifying Reason, cause and effect Contrast, opposition