Note-taking tips

• Keep in mind that you are attempting to make a compressed and accurate record
of information.

• Your objective whilst taking the notes is to distinguish the more important from
the less important points being made. Record the main issues, not the details.

• Think more, and write less. Be selective.

• Take notes only on those issues which are directly relevant to the subject in
question.

• Full grammatical sentences are not necessary. You can miss out: pronouns,
auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles. Use abbreviations, symbols, initials, and
shortened forms of commonly used terms.

• Use lettering, numbering, bullet points and indentation for sections and for sub-
sections. Use headings and sub-headings.

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