1. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond Chapter 5 Listen and Take Effective Notes

2. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Outcomes List effective listening strategies Describe the various note-taking systems Explain effective note-taking strategies Refine and use your notes

3. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Success Principle 5 Focus on the MESSAGE, not the presentation.

4. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Listening To The Message: Attentive Listening Strategies Prepare to listen –Be willing to listen –Be open to new ideas –Position yourself to listen –Reduce distractions –Show you are listening

5. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Listening To The Message: Attentive Listening Strategies Stay attentive –Be quiet –Stay focused

6. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Listening To The Message: Attentive Listening Strategies –Show empathy, respect, and genuine interest –Observe the speaker –Predict and ask questions –Integrate learning styles and use all your senses –Postpone judgment

7. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Listening To The Message: Attentive Listening Strategies Review what you have heard –Paraphrase –Assess –Practice with awareness “Listening to learn isn’t about giving advice – at least not until asked – but about trying to understand exactly what someone means.” Elizabeth Debold Businesswoman

8. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Recording The Message Note taking is more than simply writing down words. It is a way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.

9. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Cornell System of Note Taking Logical Sequential Step-by-step –Notes –Cues –Summary

10. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Mind Maps Visual Holistic Associations and patterns –Main idea in center –Branches with subtopics

11. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Combination Note-Taking Systems Highlighting Organizing Comparing Contrasting Looking for patterns

12. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Note-Taking Strategies  Preview the material  Go to every class and be on time  Sit up front  Use all your senses  Make note taking active and physical

13. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Link information  Reduce to the essential  Organize your notes  Use note cards  Expand on notes from others  Use your laptop

14. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Assess and Review Your Notes  Summarize in your own words  Edit and revise your notes  Create a sample test  Use visual cues  Review your notes Before class Before going to sleep With your study group  Monitor and evaluate

15. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Overcome Obstacles  Find meaning and interest  Observe  Listen  Organize  Think

16. McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond Chapter 5 Listen and Take Effective Notes