1. NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE- MAKING

2. IS THIS YOUR ALPHABET?

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

4. WHAT DO YOUR NOTES LOOK LIKE?

5. WHAT ARE THE USUAL PROBLEMS?

6. 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

7. 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...)

8. 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?

9. 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

10. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING METHOD

11. 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,...)

12. 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.)

13. HOW DO YOU COMPARE THESE TWO MIND MAPS?

14. 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