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Why do people bring notepads and pens to meetings

JimKiler

JimKiler

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I have not taken notes in a meeting in a long time unless a training packet is provided. So why do people take a notepad for notes to meetings only to write something done and never reference it in the future.
 
That's where I put my action items.

It also helps if you have to put together the minutes from the meeting and send it out to everyone.
 
Either:

Taking Notes....

or....

Acting like you are taking notes.




Either way, it's important to do one of the two when in the business world of acting like you are paying attention (or give a flying shit)
 
For one, it's a memory aid. The act of writing things down creates associations which is how humans learn. For another, some folks prefer easily accessible paper notes than needing to find them on an electronic device. Finally, bringing a pen and paper to a meeting is professional, like wearing business attire.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
For one, it's a memory aid. The act of writing things down creates associations which is how humans learn. For another, some folks prefer easily accessible paper notes than needing to find them on an electronic device. Finally, bringing a pen and paper to a meeting is professional, like wearing business attire.
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This is why I'm so eagerly waiting for the surface pro - one note in meetings with full stylus support.
 
A pen is something to fiddle with and keeps me from scratching my balls in meetings as my hands are busy doodling.
 
Ns1 said:
This is why I'm so eagerly waiting for the surface pro - one note in meetings with full stylus support.
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Handwriting recognition is very poor. So poor, that voice recognition is actually better. 🙁 You can still find handwritten notes faster than on an electronic device.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
Handwriting recognition is very poor. So poor, that voice recognition is actually better. 🙁 You can still find handwritten notes faster than on an electronic device.
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That's not reviewers are stating. I'll be sure to update ATOT when I get one in my grubby little hands.
 
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Ns1 said:
That's not reviewers are stating.
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My experience with a Samsung with Wacom + Win 8 is that it's pretty decent also, although I haven't used it extensively.

It's certainly no worse than trying to use something like Swype on an Android device.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
Handwriting recognition is very poor. So poor, that voice recognition is actually better. 🙁 You can still find handwritten notes faster than on an electronic device.
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OneNote has always been great with pen input even when the tablets running it were very lacking. Now that tablet hardware has caught up it has the potential to be extremely useful in business.

OneNote can save all of my notes to the cloud automatically which makes them far easier to find than some notepad stuck in a drawer or on my desk. Plus you can easily share any notes with your colleges without having to distribute physical copies. Not to mention you will always have access to your notes wherever you are.

IMO the fewer times I have to touch physical paper during a workday the better.
 
Ns1 said:
That's not reviewers are stating. I'll be sure to update ATOT when I get one in my grubby little hands.
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Lonyo said:
My experience with a Samsung with Wacom + Win 8 is that it's pretty decent also, although I haven't used it extensively.

It's certainly no worse than trying to use something like Swype on an Android device.
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You can save your handwritten notes just fine. It's the conversion to print that sucks. My handwriting is very clear and easy to read but, I have NEVER achieved better than 80% accuracy so, I print a lot.
 
JimKiler said:
What have you seen people do with their notes?
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I don't stick my nose in everyone's business.

For myself, I might just trash them, I may transfer them to my phone, I may e-mail certain notes to the field, I may transfer them to a relevant file or I may just save them to remind myself how useless meetings can be.
 
Redundant at this point but anyway...

I often volunteer to handle the meeting minutes. Most people think it's a crap thing, but I know better. I make sure things that are important to me do not get left out. I decide the section headings (for most people who weren't at the meeting but read the minutes, that's all they read anyway). I decide who gets copies. There's a lot of power in doing the minutes.

When not doing the minutes...
I list any actions from the meeting assigned to me.
I can jot down anything that comes to mind I want to make sure I don't forget, like wanting to talk to someone as soon as the meeting breaks up.
If my boss is running a large meeting and is running long, I can write "TIME" very large on my notepad and hold it up from the back of the room so only he can see it.
 
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