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Note-taking: How to Look More Confident


FIRST
Review and organize your notes.

SECOND
Using your notes, answer the questions below.

THIRD
Break up into groups of 3-4 people. Discuss with your classmates what techniques you used that helped you take notes. Rank them in order of which was the most helpful to which was the least helpful. Have one person in the group make of list of the techniques discused and how you ranked them.

FOURTH
Have one person from your group share your most helpful note-taking techniques with the class.

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which organizational pattern did this listening follow?
A)
cause and effect
C)
description
B)
comparison
D)
process
 

 2. 
Which word was one of the clues to the organizational pattern:
A)
as a result
C)
one example
B)
in contrast
D)
then
 

 3. 
How many steps did Judi James list?
A)
4
C)
3
B)
6
D)
7
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 4. 
List the steps discussed in the video. Be sure to list them in the order they were discussed.
 

 

 5. 
In your own words, summarize Step One.
 

 

 6. 
What is one reason some people curl up and do barrier gestures?
 

 

 7. 
In your own words, describe how you can relax your jaw.
 

 

 8. 
What is one example of a body barrier?
 

 

 9. 
What are some examples of small, little facial gestures?
 

 

 10. 
How can you increase eye contact?
 

 



 
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