Writing Skill - Note Making

NOTE MAKING / INFORMATION TRANSFER

In Note Making information is tranferred from verbal to non-verbal using  suitable formats like Tree Diagrams,Tables,Charts, Line Graphs, Pictograms, Maps, Plans etc.

In this Note Making, focus is given on a concrete connection between all relevant concepts and words to infuse or connect all thoughts together by a method.

Importance of Note Making :

1) To remember important details.

2) Refresh our memory about what we read in past.

3) Prepare for an examination, essay etc.

Dos : 

1) Take only relevant information/facts.

2) Write only key words/ phrases.

3) Write in short.

4)Use abbreviations and symbols.

5) Use proper  logical sequence and presentation.

Don'ts

1) Avoid full sentences.

2) Avoid non-essential words like articles, prepositions,verbs,adverbs etc.

Example : 

1) Read the following extract and complete the tree diagram given below :

 In today's era, stress has become an inevitable part of our lives. Competitiveness and a fast - paced environment require one to devote one's own self wholeheartedly to work.

Nowadays, workplace burnout has become common, with many employees showing symptoms, which in turn is compelling organisations to hire happiness and wellness coaches to help their employees deal with the crisis. Burnout is a phase wherein an individual undergoes excessive emotional exhaustion.

Though employees earn praise from their bosses for working hard, taking on extra work and meeting near-impossible deadlines, it ends up creating a pressure cooker situation for stress. And if the situation gets prolonged, Anxiety and stress creep in. Work-related stress makes employees angry.

Exercising regularly can help a person deal with stress.

Diet plays an important role in the well-being of an individual, so it is important to eat healthy, to be able to think like a healthy person. " A balanced diet is what one should go for, one must keep oneself hydrated throughout the day by drinking about three litres of water."

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2) Read the following passage and make notes with the clues given below:

Vitamins are either fat-soluble(A, D, E, K) or water soluble (B vitamins, including niacin, folic acid and riboflavin, and vitamin C) .They consist mainly of the elements nitrogen, oxygen,carbon and hydrogen. Fat- soluble vitamins are stored in body fat, while water-soluble vitamins are used or quickly excreted in the urine.

Vitamin A is essential for the eyes, skin, hair and bones; the B vitamins help enzymes to function; C is essential for the formation of collagen; D helps the body absorb calcium; E prevents cell damage, and K helps blood clotting. Most vitamins cannot be produced by the body and so must be obtained directly from food.

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