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Importance

of taking

Running

Notes

Executives / Managers attend meetings regularly.
If an executive makes minutes of meeting, then he or she must
take running notes.

Dr Abhijeet Shivane- Associate Professor- DES’S IMDR Pune

aking running notes is a very get distracted as you get fully engaged
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important skill required for in the learning process. Teachers give lot
students and executives. of examples which may not be available
TLet us see how it is useful for in the PPT / notes given by the teachers.
students. The examples quoted in the class come
naturally. The discussion held in the class
Students attend classes either in the also gives very clear idea of the topic. If a
physical classroom or virtual classroom. student could pen down all the points of
Some students complain that they are discussion in the class, then his ability to
unable to concentrate in the class. learn improves and he can save a lot of
This happens because of the lack of time and energy. My experience is that
engagement in the class. To improve this by taking running notes one can save at
engagement in the class one must listen least 40% efforts and can utilize that time
to the teachers carefully and take running for extra reading and thinking.
notes. Whenever you try to write notes as
taught by the teacher, your concentration Now, let us see how it is useful for
automatically gets improved, and your Executives.
major organs eyes and ears get engaged
in the teaching and learning process. Executives / Managers attend meetings

Sometimes it may happen that you will regularly. If an executive makes minutes of
not understand the complete concept in meeting, then he or she must take running
one stroke in the class but if you make notes. These notes certainly help him
notes then you can refer to them and remember the discussion in the meeting.
read them again and again. As you have It also helps you in making final minutes
listened the lecture carefully those notes of the meeting. Jotting down instructions
will be remembered very easily. Some of your boss in a diary whenever you
students say that why to write, give us meet also improves your planning and
notes, we will read them later. They rely execution of the duties given to you.
on mere listening. My experience is that
when you start taking notes you can not

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