Verbatim Note Taking

Hi Dorothy

Thank you for your question. Definitely agree with participants and the meeting leader in particular how much scope you have to check what is captured, read back notes to the meeting for confirmation etc.

If recording (using something like a Livescribe pen) is not OK then you may need to use a different notation system so you can capture the discussion more quickly.

Shorthand is one system, another is speedwriting. There are alternatives out there. One that I have come across is:

Speed Writing Skills Training Course: Speedwriting for Faster Note Taking, Writing and Dictation, an Alternative to Shorthand to Help You Take Notes. Paperback – 29 Feb 2012

I hope this helps - let me know if you have any other questions.

Kind regards,
Andrew