Run Your Remote Meetings Smoothly
Stay active having a plan
Whether for work or entertainment, applications like Teams or Zoom are now more common than ever. Taking notes during a video call helps you to stay an active listener and keep a personal connection.
Having an agenda for a meeting increases the chances of running it smoothly. A plan helps to stay focused. So take some time to create it. Use SideNotes. It has a simple structure and shows several notes at the same time, which helps you to add things effortlessly.
Why SideNotes?
SideNotes is a great place to prepare and take notes during conferences: it’s responsive, it sticks to the screen side, it supports tasks and has a minimalistic UI. Remote and hybrid teams can easily use SideNotes for conference details.
Its compact size makes SideNotes a great note tool for remote meetings. As it lives on the side of the screen, it doesn’t obstruct the view. It also works over full-screen apps, so you can take notes without any fuss.
How to organize your notes
To prepare notes create a folder and add several notes with resources, talking points, to-dos, websites. Anything you may need to reference.
To gather all the relevant things — documents, charts, mind maps, etc. — simply drag them across from Finder and drop onto the chosen note. SideNotes will show previews of your files, easy to open by a double click.
Prepare separate notes to keep things organised. A note with talking points to help you stay on track. A “to do” note, not to forget the tasks to be done after the video call. And yet, a separate note to write what seems important: doubts, questions, or issues that you might but don’t want to forget. This way, everything can be tracked easily.
Use SideNotes to store screenshots. We all know screenshots make work so much easier. To quickly save one, simply use the shortcut: Shift-Command-4 and select the area you would like to copy (document, picture, chat text) and as the preview appears, drag it into a particular note.
Visual thinking
Surely mind maps are another super useful tool while talking things through. MindNode, or other similar applications, are great to plan the next steps and to capture brainstorming ideas. If you added your mind map in the preparation stage, you can simply access it — directly from SideNotes. A double click opens it instantly.
Is a sketch noting your way to remember things better? You can easily make sketches during conference and place them in your notes. To import a scan of a document or add a sketch directly from your iPad into SideNotes, just long press plus button to choose the action. When the file is ready, just click “Done”. Your scan or photo will appear straight away. You can open and share it with participants on the call.
Review and keep it clear
As the meeting comes to an end, make sure what needs to be done. After the session —review your notes, reorganise as necessary, add some comments — you can do it all in SideNotes. That will help you to understand exactly what you meant at that moment.
SideNotes is a handy digital notepad that supports non-distractive note-taking during online meetings. With just a few minutes of planning, you can increase the productivity of your day and ensure that you complete your tasks.