Is it really listening though? Of the three tested, verbatim was the worst in this test: https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/viewFile/9043/9272

Is it really listening though? Of the three tested, verbatim was the worst in this test: https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/viewFile/9043/9272 https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/viewFil... There are others you can look up. Verbatim note taking means you are hearing the words but spending your time focusing on copying them rather than distilling/understanding them or putting them in context. Letting your brain process the information is more effective than trying to memorize the information.