Minute Taking

Every day, meetings are held in your organisation, and the decisions made as a result of these meetings can involve hundreds, thousands and even millions of dollars.

Effective minute taking skills are essential because meetings and minutes have no value if they are not accurate. This practical course has been developed to help you record, compile and deliver quality meeting minute records that are accurate, clear, and concise.

What You Will Learn:

• Understand the importance of meetings and recorded minutes
• Identify what to write down and what to leave out
• Effectively utilise tools and techniques to enable effective minute making
• Knowing what to do when the meetings stray from their original purpose
• How to turn your notes from the meeting into an action-oriented minute record
• How to close the meeting loop after the meeting ends

What You'll Get:

•  Courseware and Handouts
•  Capped class sizes
•  eCertificate
•  Post Course Support

This Course Is Ideal For

This minute-taking course is aimed at beginners who are required to record, compile, publish and distribute meeting minutes.Please note that this course is not suitable for those needing to take Company Shareholder or Board of Directors meeting minutes. 

Online Training Prerequisites:

Participants are required to have a working computer with a microphone and speaker installed.  No software needs to be installed before the training session however, we require an up-to-date web browser. For the best experience, we recommend downloading the latest Google Chrome browser.

Topics Covered In This Training Course

• What are minutes?
• Minutes give an overview of the structure of the meeting
• Minute taking competencies
• Preparing is the key
• How to take notes
• Meeting minute formats
• When the meeting goes off track
• From meeting minutes to action plan
• After the meeting, close the loop
• Practice makes perfect