Note-Taking for Business Professionals

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Note-Taking for Business Professionals
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Overview

Learn to take better and faster notes in business settings

Duration	1 hour
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
Credential	Certificate

Note-Taking for Business Professionals
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Linkedin Learning
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from LinkedIn Learning

Note-Taking for Business Professionals
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Linkedin Learning
Course details

Skills you will learn

Marketing Communication skills Business Communication Marketing Planning Branding

More about this course

Effective note-taking is a core skill that professionals at all levels can improve upon?and this course shows you how
It explains how to decide when to take linear vs. visual notes, how to effectively listen, how to document action plans, and how to effectively write meeting minutes
Instructor Paul Nowak also explores techniques for taking notes more quickly, including capturing ideas rather than sentences, improving typing speed, and using simple shorthand
The final, bonus chapter walks through a number of note-taking templates from XMind software that help with project planning, SWOT meetings, timelines, and more
This chapter is optional and is not necessary for course completion

Note-Taking for Business Professionals
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Linkedin Learning
Curriculum

Introduction

Welcome

What you should know before watching this course

Using the exercise files

Using the challenges

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

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

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

Note-Taking for Business Professionals
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Linkedin Learning
Faculty details

Paul Nowak

Founder & CEO of IrisReading.com, an educational organization that teaches speed reading and memory techniques, reaching over 1 million students and professionals worldwide.