Note-Taking Symbols and Technique Training

Interprepedia

11 Apr 202108:47

Summary

TLDRThis video, hosted by interpreter Rosa, focuses on improving note-taking skills for interpreters. Rosa provides a step-by-step approach to test memory and note-taking techniques through practical exercises. Viewers are encouraged to actively participate by recording themselves and comparing results with a transcript. She demonstrates an effective note-taking method learned from Interpretrain, which offers an online course with interactive games and exercises to enhance skills. Rosa highly recommends the course and highlights its affordability and ease of use, making it ideal for anyone looking to improve their note-taking abilities.

Takeaways

📋 Rosa introduces herself as an interpreter and notes expert, and encourages viewers to stay tuned for a note-taking demonstration.
✏️ The video includes two exercises: one without taking notes and one using note-taking, to test memory retention and technique.
📱 Viewers are advised to grab pen, paper, and a recording device for the exercises.
📝 The first exercise involves listening to a short story without taking notes to see how well memory performs.
👂 The story shared involves a person waking up early, hearing noises, fearing a burglar, but it was just the wind. They later called their mom, had breakfast, and went for a run.
📝 The second exercise asks viewers to take notes while listening to the story again, then use those notes to retell the story.
💬 Rosa encourages viewers to share their experience with note-taking in the comments, reflecting on how their notes may have helped or hindered them.
🧠 Rosa emphasizes that note-taking skills require constant practice and improvement.
📖 The note-taking method demonstrated is based on a course from Interpretrain, which Rosa highly recommends.
💡 Rosa explains that the course uses symbols and interactive exercises to help improve note-taking skills, making it engaging and easy to follow.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the video?
-The main purpose of the video is to teach viewers how to improve their note-taking skills, especially for interpreting, by demonstrating techniques and providing practical exercises.
What does the speaker ask viewers to do before starting the exercise?
-The speaker asks viewers to grab a pen, paper, and a device to record themselves, such as a phone or voice recorder, so they can test the note-taking technique.
Why does the speaker suggest listening to the story without taking notes first?
-The speaker suggests listening without taking notes initially to test how well viewers can rely on their memory before introducing note-taking techniques.
What was the content of the short story used in the exercise?
-The story describes a person’s day off, starting with waking up at 7 AM after hearing noises at night, calling their mom while making coffee and eggs for breakfast, going for a run, and then taking a long nap after showering.
What are viewers encouraged to do after listening to the story for the first time?
-After listening to the story, viewers are encouraged to pause the video, record themselves retelling the story from memory, and compare their retelling to the transcript provided.
What change is introduced in the second test of the exercise?
-In the second test, viewers are asked to take notes while listening to the story and then retell the story again using their notes, comparing their performance to the first test.
Why does the speaker ask viewers to share their experiences in the comments?
-The speaker asks for feedback to understand how well the note-taking exercises worked for viewers, whether they struggled to keep up, and how helpful their notes were in retelling the story.
What note-taking technique does the speaker demonstrate?
-The speaker demonstrates a note-taking technique learned from an online course by Interpret Train, using symbols and structured notes to efficiently capture key details of a story.
What is the length of the story in terms of word count, and why is this significant?
-The story is over 110 words long. This is significant because, in court interpretation exams, the longest utterances are typically around 40-50 words, making the story more than double that amount, providing a more challenging test of note-taking skills.
What course does the speaker recommend for improving note-taking skills?
-The speaker recommends a self-paced online course from Interpret Train, which focuses on note-taking symbols and techniques. It’s described as affordable, easy to follow, and interactive with games and flashcards to help improve note-taking.

Outlines

00:00

📝 Introduction to Note-Taking Improvement

Rosa, an interpreter, welcomes viewers to Interpropedia and introduces a video aimed at enhancing note-taking skills. She proposes a demonstration and encourages viewers to grab pen and paper to test their memory and note-taking abilities. Rosa plays a short story without notes to test memory, instructing viewers to record themselves retelling the story. She then provides the transcript for comparison and suggests taking notes while listening to the story again to evaluate note-taking effectiveness. Rosa invites feedback on the experience and assures viewers that she will demonstrate a note-taking method she learned and practiced.

05:01

🏋️‍♀️ Advanced Note-Taking Technique Demonstration

In the second paragraph, Rosa demonstrates her advanced note-taking technique by recounting a longer story, emphasizing the practicality of the method for longer utterances, such as those found in state court interpretation exams. She mentions that the story is over 110 words long, which is more than double the length of the longest utterances in such exams. Rosa credits her learning to Interpretrain's online course on note-taking symbols and technique, which she highly recommends for its affordability and interactivity. She provides a link to the course in the video description and concludes with thanks for watching.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Note-taking

Note-taking refers to the act of writing down key points or details from spoken or written material to aid memory and understanding. In the video, the presenter highlights the importance of note-taking for interpreters and suggests it as a way to improve memory retention during interpretation tasks. The video includes a demonstration of effective note-taking techniques to illustrate this.

💡Memory

Memory is the ability to store and recall information. In the context of the video, memory is tested both with and without notes. The speaker emphasizes the unreliability of memory alone for interpreting tasks and demonstrates how note-taking can significantly improve recall accuracy.

💡Interpreter

An interpreter is a professional who translates spoken language in real-time between people who speak different languages. The video's target audience is aspiring or practicing interpreters who may struggle with memory or note-taking during interpretation sessions. The speaker is an interpreter herself, sharing her experience and techniques for improvement.

💡Recording

Recording in this video refers to capturing audio of the interpreter’s spoken recollection of a story, allowing them to compare it with the original script. Recording yourself helps assess how well you retain and convey information with or without notes, as demonstrated in the video exercises.

💡Symbols

Symbols in note-taking are shorthand representations used to quickly capture ideas, words, or phrases. The speaker introduces symbols as part of a technique to enhance note-taking speed and clarity, specifically in the context of interpreter training. Learning and practicing symbols helps make note-taking more efficient.

💡Interpreter training

Interpreter training refers to the educational process that helps interpreters develop skills necessary for the job, such as memory retention, note-taking, and symbol use. The speaker credits her note-taking methods to a course by ‘Interpretrain,’ which offers self-paced training for interpreters.

💡Retelling

Retelling involves recounting a story or information from memory or notes after hearing it. The video exercises ask viewers to retell a short story both from memory and with the help of notes, allowing them to observe how well they retain details with these different methods.

💡Consecutive interpretation

Consecutive interpretation is a method where the interpreter listens to a speaker, takes notes, and then delivers the translation during pauses. The video references this technique, noting that in certification exams, interpreters often deal with long utterances (over 40 words), requiring strong memory and note-taking skills.

💡Flashcards

Flashcards are learning tools that help with memory retention by repeatedly testing knowledge of specific information. In the video, the speaker mentions that the online course she recommends includes flashcards to practice note-taking symbols, allowing interpreters to build their skills incrementally.

💡Certification exam

A certification exam for interpreters assesses the skills necessary to interpret accurately in professional settings, such as courts. The speaker mentions this in the context of note-taking, highlighting that the certification process requires handling long utterances, which are challenging without good note-taking techniques.

Highlights

Introduction to the video and its focus on improving note-taking skills.

Encouragement for viewers to participate actively by pausing the video, taking notes, and recording themselves.

Explanation of the first exercise: listen to a short story without taking notes to test memory reliability.

The story begins with a description of a day off, starting at 7 AM and detailing hearing noises in the backyard.

The speaker describes their fear of a burglar, only to realize it was just the wind.

Interaction with the speaker’s mother during breakfast, including coffee and eggs, followed by a two-hour conversation.

Outfit details for a morning run: gray hoodie, navy leggings, and white sneakers.

A chilly outdoor run is followed by a shower and a long nap.

Comparison of memory recall with and without notes, asking viewers to record themselves retelling the story.

Discussion of the challenges viewers may face in note-taking, like distraction or difficulty understanding their notes.

Reassurance from the speaker that challenges in note-taking are normal and require continuous practice.

The speaker offers a demonstration of an effective note-taking technique and shares insights on how it can be learned.

Explanation of the note-taking technique learned from the Interpret Train online course.

Details about the self-paced, affordable course on note-taking symbols and technique, including flashcards and games.

Encouragement to improve note-taking skills through practice and a mention of the federal certification exam requiring long memory retention.