☕︎☆𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠☆☕︎

𒊹︎︎︎ Write phrases, not full sentences. Only record the key words that you need to get the idea of the point. Skip words like “the” and “a” that don’t add additional meaning to the lecture content. Retain key technical or discipline-specific terms. 𒊹︎︎︎ Take notes in your own words. Paraphrase what you hear so it makes sense to you—it helps you to understand and remember what you hear. Try to paraphrase everything except where information needs to be noted exactly. 𒊹︎︎︎ Structure your notes with headings, subheadings and numbered lists. Use headings to indicate topic areas or to include bibliographic details of the sources of information. Use outline form and/or a numbering system and indenting to help you distinguish major from minor points and as a clear way of indicating the structure of lecture information. 𒊹︎︎︎ Code your notes—use colour and symbols to mark structure and emphasis. 𒊹︎︎︎ Use colour to highlight major sections, main points and diagrams. You can also use different colours to classify and link concepts or information by topic. However, don’t focus too much on colour coding when you’re in the lecture. It requires time and concentration, so it’s more useful to do most of the highlighting and underlining when you’re revising your notes later. 𒊹︎︎︎ Underline, circle, star, etc. to identify key information, examples, definitions, or other important materials. Devise your own marking code to indicate each type. ☃︎ℕ𝕆𝕋𝔼☃︎ If you miss something, write key words, skip a few spaces, and get the information later. Leave a space on the page for your own notes and comments. ☼︎𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏_𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕~☼︎

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