In my own words

I'm sure there were quite a few people who saw my notes and concluded one of the three:
A. I am a horrible notetaker
B. I'm deaf therefore I cannot write well
C. I must have a learning disability

I knew I would need a follow-up to my note post. If you look at the notes more carefully, you will see that there's a method that only make sense in my mind. As you saw on the video of my interpreter, I glanced down once to take notes and took my eyes off her. I missed something in that minute I looked down. How can I take notes without taking my eyes off the interpreter? The answer, I abbreviate and write in shorthand.
For many of you who have studied cognitive learning and psychology, you are familiar with recall and coding. Recall and coding is a pivotal part of my note-taking, I only need to write down one word and my brain can recall everything the speaker said for the next five minutes and then I write down another word and so on. While some people can type up 5 pages of notes in one lecture, I only need ten words but they have to be my own words.