Question

During your annual performance review your manager gave mostly positive feedback, but also told you that when you write your notes on the digital record the notes are inadequate. A colleague has also mentioned that your recording could contain more information. Outline what you will do to make improvements?

Answer 1

Making good notes is not that an easy shell to crack. It includes five main things to keep in mind

1. Discipline: make notes from the start till the end. Do not start it out of nowhere and leave it abruptly. Trust me, these kinds of notes will never help.

2. Precision: notes need to be precise because nothing helps more than a precise, to the point note in the last minute.

3. Continuity: your notes must have a flow and continuity… only then will you ever feel like reading it.

4. Legibility: running notes means the points are not complete sentences but just the key point it definitely does not mean scratching down words in a hurry. The most important thing about notes is that, you must be able to read and understand it later. So make sure it is legible enough for at least you to understand.

5. Orderly filing: filing and safeguarding the note is as important as writing. Make sure you maintain a separate file to orderly place your notes. If possible give titles to your notes and file them in alphabetical order. It helps a lot!!! It saves a lot of time… obviously it saves your hard made notes from black holes in your bag pack!!!

         Following these methods will helps to improve in digital record not making.