Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Chapter 6 Listening, Note Taking, and Memory: Taking In, Recording, and Remembering Keys to Success, Brief Fifth Edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. “Successfully Intelligent people... find their path and then pursue it, realizing that there will be obstacles along the way and that surmounting these obstacles is part of their challenge.” Robert Sternberg

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Real Questions, Practical Answers How can I improve my memory?

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. How Can You Become a Better Listener? Know the Stages of Listening Manage Listening Challenges Become an Active Listener

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Stages of Listening Sensation – here comes a sound wave! Interpretation – attach a meaning Evaluation – judge the info (Does this really mean anything to me?) Reaction – question and comment (Don’t rush it! Take your time!) Take a Look at Key 6.1

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Manage Listening Challenges Divided attention and distractions Listening lapses The rush to judgment Partial hearing loss and learning disabilities

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Become an Active Listener Be there – show up on time for class! Set purposes for listening Focus on understanding Ask questions Pay attention to verbal signposts Expect the unexpected

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Verbal Signposts

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. How Can You Make the Most of Class Notes? Note-Taking Systems Note Taking Is a Three-Step Process: Prepare, Review, and Revise Combine Class and Reading Notes into a Master Set

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Choose a Note-Taking System Outline Cornell Think Link Text book margins Others?

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Understanding the Outline Process

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Cornell Note-Taking

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Think Link

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. How Can You Take Notes Faster? Establish a Personal Shorthand

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. How Can You Improve Your Memory? How Your Brain Remembers: Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Memory Strategies Improve Recall Use Mnemonic Devices

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Improving Recall Recite, rehearse, write. Use note cards and other memory aids. Create your own sample tests. Study in a group.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Mental Walk

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Thinking Successfully About Listening, Note Taking, and Memory Analytical thinking – understand listening, note-taking and memory Creative thinking – think of new ways to listen, take notes and memorize Practical thinking – learn from experience and be realistic about how much you can memorize

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. lagom In Swedish, the word lagom refers to the place between extremes, the spot that is neither too much nor too little, but just right. How would you apply this word to your life?

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief, 5 th edition Carol Carter, Sarah Kravits, Joyce Bishop Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. “Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” Theodore I. Rubin Psychiatrist and Author