Full Description
Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting is a simple and effective notetaking program that is essential to student academic success. Notetaking is a major component in learning and understanding how to recognize and identify main ideas, key facts and details. Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will also teach the student how to record notes in various formats and how to utilize notetaking when studying or reviewing for an exam. Worksheets and practices are included in many of the chapters. What makes Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting different from other notetaking curriculums is that it teaches a form of shorthand to notetaking. They will also be guided through developing their own, personal speedwriting system. Included at the back of the book is an extensive, alphabetized catalog of Commonly Used Words and Their Speedwriting Abbreviations. Taking effective notes, whether by hand or on a computer/tablet, helps the student to retain information on what has been said or written down long after the lecture or classroom lesson is over. Whether you are taking notes from a book, for research, from a lecture, from a recording or from media/online resources, Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will give you the tools to retain information and master the skill of notetaking.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Importance of Notetaking.
Chapter 2: Speedwriting - A Shortcuts to Notetaking - Common Abbreviations
Chapter 3: Creating Your Own Personalized Notetaking System
Chapter 4: A Prescription For Successful Notetaking
Chapter 5: How to Focus
Chapter 6: Look and Listen for the Clues
Chapter 7: Practicing With a Recorder
Chapter 8: How to Take Notes During a Lecture
Chapter 9: Highlighting the Facts
Chapter 10: When the Chapter is Too Long
Chapter 11: How to Take Notes During a News or Subject Interview
Chapter 12: How to Take Notes During a Meeting & How to Take Minutes During a Meeting
Chapter 13: Compare, Contrast and Lists
Chapter 14: Test Yourself!
Speedwriting Dictionary
