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How note-taking can help you study, work, and play

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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How to improve your note-taking skills

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Note-taking is an important skill

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For many people

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Journalists

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Students

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People who take
online courses

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Professionals who
take client notes

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Note-taking

is brilliant for...
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Improving concentration

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It's hard to day-dream when you're taking notes!

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Increasing understanding

Note-taking is great for...
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Re-reading your notes helps you make important connections

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Memory & Recall

Note-taking is great for...
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The physical act of note-taking helps make connections in the brain

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Exam help

Note-taking is great for...
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Notes are really handy
for exam revision

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IDEAS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR NOTE-TAKING

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Use lots of headings

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And sub-headings

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Use abbreviations

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Leave blank spaces

so you can add comments later
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Add dates & times

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Use listening skills

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Speakers make

IMPORTANT POINTS WHEN...
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Pausing

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Repeating things

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Obvious body language

pointing, tapping the desk, gesturing
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Writing things down

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USE APPS

& SOFTWARE TO HELP WITH YOUR NOTE-TAKING
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Evernote

Is great for taking & organizing notes
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Microsoft OneNote

So is
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Both are free

and available in desktop and app versions
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And sync

across devices
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USE WORD

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Autocorrect is great

for converting abbreviations to full words
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Learn a method
of writing quickly

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Such as shorthand

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You can learn some systems in as little as
40 hours

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But the trouble with shorthand is that it doesn't transfer to computers - all those squiggles!

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There is a system of electronic shorthand

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It can be done on smartphones, tablets, and computers

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It makes note-taking quicker, easier, and better organized

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And you can learn it
in just 2 hours!

It's fun and easy

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Join 'Electronic Shorthand'

online course for just $7
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You'll be a note-taking whizz in no time!

Click anywhere on this slide to find out more

Or go to Udemy.com and search 'electronic shorthand'

Michelle Campbell-Scott

https://www.facebook.com/michelle.campbellscott