How to Take Notes When English Is NOT Your Native Language

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Taking notes in class, a meeting or a lecture can be a challenge for everyone. So naturally, if you’re a non-native speaker, this process can be even more challenging.

But! The secret is not how to understand native speakers better or to write faster. The secret is what SYSTEM you use to take notes, and how to find the CLUES in the intonation of the speaker to write.

But it doesn’t mean you can’t hack it because there are some clues you can pay attention to! And YES, prosody is part of the solution! #Intonation2theRescue

In this video, I will not only tell you what steps you should definitely avoid but also what I encourage you to do in order to take notes successfully and feel you’re on top of things.

00:40 Why is taking notes in English so freaking challenging?
02:15 What you should never do when taking notes
04:10 A new approach to note-taking and how understanding intonation can help
13:12 Note-taking strategy #1: Messy & immediate
17:45 Note-taking strategy #2: Organized & long-term

And if you have another great strategy that works for you, please let us know in the comments below.

What you should know about American intonation:

Link to the touch-type free software I mentioned in the video:


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Questions you probably want to ask me:
🗣️Are you a native speaker? NO
🌏Where are you from? Tel-Aviv, Israel (I speak Hebrew)
❓ How did you lose your accent? I learned acting in NYC and acquired an #AmericanAccent. So I never really lost anything;) I talk about it here:
🤔 How can I speak like a native speaker?
First, you need to decide what your goals are. Are you looking to lose your accent so people won’t recognize that you’re not a native speaker? Or you simply want to speak with clarity and confidence?
Whatever it is, you need to know that a foreign accent is not a bad thing. It's a part of your identity. Of who you are. Your goal should be to sound clear and get people to do what you want them to do. You want to feel confident in your English voice so that you never let your English hold you back or prevent you from achieving your goals. Aiming to ‘speak like a native' creates an unfair expectation of yourself and can make you feel like you’re never good enough. #CommunicationOverPerfection #speaklikeyourself

At the same time, there’s a lot you can do to sound clearer and understand better the sounds of American English, pronunciation and intonation.

This is where I can help. Here are a few videos you should watch💜💜:
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