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Minute Taking Training

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This minute taking training course is designed to help participants develop their skills for taking notes at meetings and learn and practise techniques for writing clear and accurate minutes and agendas.

Minute Taking Course Content

The use and importance of minutes

Procedural aspects

Content and structure of minutes and how to select an appropriate format

Preparation:

• Issues
• Target audience
• Establishing a relationship with the chair
• Inspiring confidence within the meeting

The critical skill – listening:

• Barriers to listening
• Active listening

Effective note-taking:

• Developing a short-hand – from abbreviations to mind-mapping
• How to clarify what has been said
• Structured note-taking
• Identifying key points
• Ensuring you have all that you need

The finished minutes:

• Combining materials (there may be documents, items, people etc that are referred to during the meeting)
• Selecting appropriate:
  • Style
  • Language
  • Structure
• How to summarise – writing concise, precise minutes
• Procedural aspects – sign off

Tips and techniques:

Lessons learned from experienced minute takers – from ensuring that you write up notes quickly through to note-taking shortcuts

 

Minute Taking Training Course Recommended Reading

Successful Minute Taking - Meeting the Challenge; How to Prepare, Write and Organise Agendas and Minutes of Meetings: Learn to Take Notes and Write ... and Other Attendees (Skills Training Course)

The Minute Taker's Handbook (Starter Guides)

For full course content and pre-requisites download the Minute Taking Training Course PDF

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