Minute Taking

Course

In London-City, Birmingham, Reading and another venue.

£ 425 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

Essential skills for making meetings workGood minute-takers are worth their weight in gold. Minute-takers can do more than record the outcomes of meetings concisely; they can also help the chairperson run the meeting more effectively.This programme is for you if you are, or plan to be, responsible for recording minutes of meetings and noting important action points as part of your role.  You will be brought up to date with the latest thinking on meeting records and all the practical skills of minute-taking. A key message is that minute-taking can only be effective as part of the wider process of meeting administration. Minutes should be brief, but how should they look? Examples in a range of formats will be used, and participants can take away ideas for improving the quality of their own work. Learning Objectives On completion of this course you will be able to:Apply effective preparation techniquesRecord key points in a concise and effective formatClarify meeting objectives and create a table of action pointsEdit minutes for maximum clarityFormat minutes usefully

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham ((select))
B3 2HJ

Start date

On request
London-City ((select))
EC3V 9LJ

Start date

On request
Peterborough (Cambridgeshire )
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Marriott Hotel, PE2 6GB

Start date

On request
Reading ((select))
RG1 1LX

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Meetings
  • Minute Taking

Course programme

Introduction and Objectives

Helping to make meetings work

  • What are minutes for
  • Purpose of meetings
  • Types of meetings
  • Benefits of good minute taking


Preparation and planning

  • Writing styles
  • What to avoid


Roles in a meeting

  • Clarifying meeting objectives


What is an agenda?

  • How to construct an agenda
  • Using the agenda as an agent of control
  • Keeping up


Active listening skills

How to intervene

Note-taking formats

  • What to note down
  • Taking minutes
  • How to create a table of actions
  • Styles of minute taking
  • Editing the minutes


Key words

  • What was agreed?
  • Action to be taken following the meeting


Feedback, summarising and closing

  • Proof reading
  • Final presentation
  • Minute taking practice: the opportunity to take the minutes of a meeting
  • Rewriting badly written minutes


Review of Programme

Minute Taking

£ 425 + VAT