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The How and What of Note Taking - Academic Survival Skill #2

Posted by: Kantis Simmons in Academic Survival Skills, note-taking

When was the last time you asked for someone’s phone number, and realized later that you were missing one of the digits?  Did you go into stalker mode, and replace that missing digit by calling the number with a 0, then a 1, then a 2… 3….4…..5……….9, until you got the appropriate person on the other line?

Taking notes in the classroom is similar to writing down an important phone number; If you don’t get all the digits, you will be unable to speak with  the person you desire to talk to. The same is true when you don’t get the most important information during note taking in your classes; when it’s time to study for your test  or exam you will be unequipped with the information for the next test or quiz.

To better assist you with note-taking, I want to detail “WHAT” to record and “HOW to record it when taking notes during class. Read the rest of this entry »

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Academic Success - Actively Listen in Class

Posted by: Kantis Simmons in listening, note-taking


The majority of things you learn during your educational career , comes through listening in class. So be an active listener and LISTEN CAREFULLY. Here are few suggestions.

1. MOVE CLOSER to the front of the class so you won’t have any trouble seeing, hearing or paying attention.

2. FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION on what the professor or speaker is saying - not on the upcoming weekend or yesterday’s dinner, or the sound of the speakrs’ voice, etc. But focus on the content of his lecture.

3. EVALUATE WHAT YOU HEAR and think about what the speaker’s words mean and how they relate to what you already know about the subject.

4. TAKE NOTES, since it’s impossible for even the best of listeners to remmeber all that has been said. Write down those things that are most important.

Your listening skills are key to your Academic Success. So Play Your “A” game and Actively Listen.

Kantis Simmons is America’s #1 Academic Success Coach, Professional Speaker, and author, who travels throughout the nation coaching high school and college students to play their ‘A Game’ in and outside the
classroom. Acclaimed for receiving three college degrees without paying a single penny to receive them, Kantis is the author of “Playing Your ‘A’ Game: Principles for Academic Success”; a must have for every student!

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