Note Taking

• Don't forget to use a different colour for each new idea

• Group the same idea under one node and go deeper, every node could have it's own mind map underneath

• You don't have to focus on making mind maps tidy

• Share the finished mind map with your friends so that they can add to it as well

Click here to find out how to make a good mind map in Lucid Charts.

• Use both sides of the card.

• One side verbal and one side visual, or one side question and the other the answer ect.

• Use typography, colours, lines, arrows and shapes, leave ‘space’! Eyes love space!

• Use your sketchnote icons.

• Use images: draw or download pictures.

• Use bullet points, abbreviate, 3 dots etc.

• Keep it simple: max ideas, min words, KEY words.

Find out other tips and tricks to better utilize flash cards here.

• Keep practising using sketchnotes to find out which style works best for you ie. More shapes, more drawings, more arrows or more colours etc.

• Main components of a good sketchnote are; Typography, Bulletpoints, Connectors, Frames, Shadows & Colour and People.

• A picture can be worth a 1000 words, but not sketchnotes, keep them simple, puposeful and rememberable.

Find out more tips and tricks to better utilize sketchnotes here.

• Remember to use the most important key words as a cue

• Use a variety of colours to distinguish between each main point

• You can use sketches in the note taking column as well as just text

Watch this video to learn how to take notes in the Cornell format