I am glad I took the online course Note Taking Strategies for Interpreters by Gloria Rivera. I was already using the strategies the day after listening to the webinar, and I especially liked that she included a test for me to find out what my strongest learning styles are and explained how this self-awareness can help me as an interpreter. For example, finding out that auditory learning is actually my strongest modality, has been really helpful because it gives me the validation that I can repeat what I hear without taking notes. Integrating this kind of self-awareness into the learning is key because it helps you to find out what works best for you so that you can create a note-taking style that plays to your strengths.
