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the Internet
Chapter 6, Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Academictips.org provides information on note
taking techniques, methods of taking notes, using group notes, secrets to taking
better notes, noteworthy notes, preparing for class and using colors.
http://www.academictips.org/acad/literature/notetaking.html
Dartmouth College provides information on
taking lecture notes, listening and the Cornell format.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html
Berkeley College offers 5 Tips for
Effective Note Taking:
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/notes-tips.htm
Kalamazoo college has a good Web site with examples of telegraphic sentences and signal
words for note taking:
http://puma.kvcc.edu/success/Notetaking/Notetakingtips.htm
Learn how to draw mind maps with
Mind Tools:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newISS_01.htm
Learn about mind maps and watch a video by Tony Buzan, the inventor of mind
maps.
For information on the connection between note taking and memory, visit this site:
http://memory-key.com/StudySkills/notetaking.htm
Writing
The University of Chicago has a "Short Guide to College Writing:"
http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/
Cabrillo College offers tools for college
writing including 8 steps for writing an essay and how to develop strong
introductions, thesis statements and conclusions.
http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/writingcenter/290/essays.html
Use the citation machine to create your references in MLA or APA
style:
http://citationmachine.net/
Capital Community College provides a guide
to grammar and writing:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Jack Lynch of Rutgers University
maintains an alphabetical Guide to Grammar and Style at:
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.html
Visit the Quotations Page to find quotes for your papers and speeches:
http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/
Speaking
Visit The Art of Communicating Web site to learn how to make effective
presentations. It is brief, useful and written with a sense of humor:
http://www.presentingsolutions.com/effectivepresentations.html
Visit the Public Speaking Web site to learn how to assess, analyze, research, organize and deliver your speech: http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/
Study Guides and Strategies provides some
brief, but important tips for public speaking:
http://www.studygs.net/speaking.htm
Access the best speeches made in history
at the History Channel Web site:
http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/index.html
Learn about tips for improving your speeches or join the Toastmasters at: http://www.toastmasters.org/