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Write it Down

16 points by rg81 14y ago

agscala 14y ago
I think this is an awesome idea. I've been thinking about doing this myself for a while now... I'm heavily leaning towards picking up the Samsung Note II phone so I can take notes quickly and always have them available
- pasbesoin 14y ago
  If you have paper notes, just take a picture(s) of them. Works great for whiteboards, too. (Don't forget to turn off the flash.) If you're going to share, you may want to type up the content as opposed to sharing the picture(s), depending on context. Nonetheless, you immediately have the notes on your device as opposed to pieces of paper to keep track of or a board possibly at the mercy of other conference room users. P.S. I'll add that I do find it useful to flesh out e.g. meeting notes after the meeting. There will be things I didn't write down, and thoughts that germinate afterward. For paper notes, I'll often use a different pen color, so that I know what was written in which context. Even with on-screen notes, I'll use a different text color to identify this difference. The distinction helps when referring back to the notes.
rodolphoarruda 14y ago
"Sending a quick follow-up email after each meaningful conversation shows that you care and can help keep everyone on the same page." In my personal experience this (hard to keep) habit really makes a difference. Every time I'd sent my notes and comments to other people to whom I met with, their answer was super positive, and in most cases they would complement with further details that were more than welcome to my work (project management).
- ALee 14y ago
  When I worked with the Politico, the Editor-in-Chief who had helped head up the WashingtonPost always would send these follow-up e-mails after our meetings and it was really effective. It would sit in my e-mail and I would get stuff done. More importantly for these folks who live in a world where there network is their bread and butter, the masters of their own CRM always won.

16 points by rg81 14y ago

I think this is an awesome idea. I've been thinking about doing this myself for a while now... I'm heavily leaning towards picking up the Samsung Note II phone so I can take notes quickly and always have them available

pasbesoin 14y ago
If you have paper notes, just take a picture(s) of them. Works great for whiteboards, too. (Don't forget to turn off the flash.) If you're going to share, you may want to type up the content as opposed to sharing the picture(s), depending on context. Nonetheless, you immediately have the notes on your device as opposed to pieces of paper to keep track of or a board possibly at the mercy of other conference room users. P.S. I'll add that I do find it useful to flesh out e.g. meeting notes after the meeting. There will be things I didn't write down, and thoughts that germinate afterward. For paper notes, I'll often use a different pen color, so that I know what was written in which context. Even with on-screen notes, I'll use a different text color to identify this difference. The distinction helps when referring back to the notes.

rodolphoarruda 14y ago

"Sending a quick follow-up email after each meaningful conversation shows that you care and can help keep everyone on the same page." In my personal experience this (hard to keep) habit really makes a difference. Every time I'd sent my notes and comments to other people to whom I met with, their answer was super positive, and in most cases they would complement with further details that were more than welcome to my work (project management).

ALee 14y ago
When I worked with the Politico, the Editor-in-Chief who had helped head up the WashingtonPost always would send these follow-up e-mails after our meetings and it was really effective. It would sit in my e-mail and I would get stuff done. More importantly for these folks who live in a world where there network is their bread and butter, the masters of their own CRM always won.