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Note-Taking for Business Professionals

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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.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • Using the challenges
1. Effective Note-Taking Strategies
  • 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
2. Taking Note of What You Read
  • 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
3. Bonus: Note-Taking XMind Templates
  • 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
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Paul Nowak

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