This lesson covers the art of Note Taking. It builds on the reading module, which teaches you how to get important information out of the text you are learning.

Once you know how to extract the important information, you need a good method to record it.

By having a good note taking system, you will be able to structure your notes so that you can recall it easily.

We go over a case study based on Janet’s notes. Janet always took detailed meticulous notes. She was often praised for her neat and detailed notes by her teacher. Yet Janet did poorly in her exams. The harder she worked the smaller her improvements became.

While she always won the ‘hardworking’ and ‘most dedicated’ prizes at school, she never rose beyond being an average student.

Both her teachers and parents were baffled by this and eventually settled for the fact that she was simply an average student. She simply did not have the mental ability to do better.

Then Janet discovered the secret to taking better notes. She also discovered Mind Maps. Suddenly she could reduce her notes by up to 90% AND do better! She had the best of both worlds.

You too can have this advantage by enrolling for our Learning Management Programme. We cover both good linear note taking techniques as well as Mind Mapping. We also show you how to structure your notes so that you can switch between linear and Mind Maps very easily.

I encourage you to download the free Mind Map software, Xmind. It enables you to build dynamic Mind Maps easily and it won’t cost you a cent!

So go ahead, enrol for our programme, get the software and start getting maximum benefits from your notes.