Learn how to take better notes in business settings. Discover how to take notes more quickly, capture more ideas, and help prepare for different types of meetings.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
- Using the challenges
- Exploring the keys to active listening
- Focusing on ideas instead of sentences
- Capturing the action plan in your meeting minutes
- The Cornell note-taking system
- Brainstorming and collecting ideas
- Avoiding excessive highlighting and too many notes
- Taking more effective notes while reading
- Mind mapping while reading
- The read and recall method
- Challenge: Read and recall
- Solution: Read and recall
- Installing the XMind software application
- Creating a to-do list
- Developing a project plan
- Developing a multiproject plan
- Designing an organization chart
- Organizing your meeting notes
- Walking through a SWOT analysis
- Using timelines to create a yearly marketing plan
- Making a decision
- Organizing your business travel
- Challenge: Create your to-do list
- Solution: Create your to-do list
- Next steps
Taught by
Paul Nowak