Notes - How To Be A Public Speaking Star Self Help - Cornell
November 23rd, 2008

Effective notes have helped many speech givers stay on track down through the years. If you ever noticed the president speaking in public he will casually from time to time peer down at his notes. This helps him to stay on track as he gives his speech. One of the better choices of note taking strategies came from a college student named Pauk who named the note structure Cornell. The structures and formatting of notes is one of the most essential tools you will have as you give your speech on stage.

If you want to deliver a top dog speech then you will need good notes. Therefore, we are going to take notes while writing your speech. Let's say you are writing a speech on improving the environment. You will need note that are in sync with what you want to say.

Consider:
Environment - The environment, foundation, purify, improvement…
You can see that the key points are noted here rather than an entire sentence.
Next Heading: People, environment - how the people can help, environment, improve, city, etc.
Environment: reactions, actions performed,

As you can see the structure will provide you the keywords that will help direct you to the point you wish to make. To write the notes you will need to draw up vertical lines at the bottom and top of the page. Draw the lines so that they are one ˝ inches away from the papers edge. You will start writing your topic of consideration at the right side of the paper and use the left side to fill in keywords.

You can also use the mind to create maps as you take your notes. While writing your notes try to write in outline format so that it leads you in the right direction. You should always use keywords that reflect on the direction you are heading. That is you should write keywords that brings you to familiarity. If you have a hard time remembering, the keywords that bring familiarity will enhance your memory.

As you write notes also use diagrams and images. This too will help enhance your memory. As you write notes, be sure to copy the facts or record them so that you will remember to write them in your speech.

One of the best policies of writing a speech is not only taking notes but draw up an outline of the speech and review, preview, question the facts, seek answers and so forth. This will help you to write a more effective speech that will stand out as you give the speech on a stage.

Overall, you want to take notes, create outlines, preview, review, plan, know what you want, verify the facts and so forth. As you take notes, be sure to write the notes in opposing colors, such as using red ink, black, blue and other colors of ink. This will help you keep a visual organized note.

Don't forget to use graphical signs as you take notes. This means you will use parentheses, brackets, squares, circles and the like to bring out a point in the notes. You can also use underlining, stars, flags and so forth to mark key points.

Finally, use common abbreviations, blanks, tape recorders if necessary and so on while writing your notes. Overall, you will need to learn proper note taking, since these notes will prove valuable on the stage. Therefore, go out and read up on any information available to you so that you can write a speech that will work to your advantage

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