Supplementary Notes Taking Notes From Interviews

Supplementary Notes: Taking Notes from Interviews It may be difficult to hear important information in an interview. However, in speaking, many people use clue words that show the organization of their thoughts. These clue words tell you that something important may follow. The following chart shows some common clue words and phrases. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Opinion What I suggest is Basically, I think What I’m thinking is They are supposed to I believe It’s just that they should What I mean is You could say I might say I agree that __, but I’m embarrassed to admit I’m optimistic that

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Facts One fact is The fact of the matter is Statistically Count the cost The percent of There are of these Actually, you can see — is less than (more than) The rate of The rise of The forecast is The minimum (maximum)

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Main Ideas I’ll start with In the beginning The basic (vital, fundamental, root, main) problem is Today, this is what is happening My first (second, third) point Let’s look at the separate parts One fundamental point Let me give you an example Another part of the problem There are two types of This means that Before I say anything more You remember To repeat what I said As you can see then Maybe I can summarize this way To sum it up

Adapted from Spencer, C.M. and Arbon, B. (1997). Foundations of writing: Developing research and academic writing skills. Ililnois: NTC.