Minute Taking

Practical approaches for professionals needing to produce concise, clear and informative minutes or notes for a range of workplace meetings.

• Ensure that meeting participants have what they need for active participation in meeting.
• Create agenda and minutes templates suitable for your own organisation.
• Take clear and concise minutes or notes of meetings.
• Know what to include and what to leave out.
• Produce minutes that are: timely, in an appropriate style and format, and meet the needs of the readers.

What Is Covered In The Course?

• Pre-meeting communication and tasks.
• Preparation and distribution of meeting agendas and papers.
• Effective minute and note taking plans and strategies.
• Templates for producing agendas and minutes.
• Selecting appropriate written style and content for minutes.
• Post-meeting communication and follow-up.

Should I Attend?

This course is suitable for anyone requiring foundation tools and approaches for taking effective meeting minutes and notes.

How Will I Benefit?

You will gain:

• tools and strategies for good minute taking, including preparing agendas and templates, ensuring accuracy and timeliness, following up in and after meetings, and documentation procedures that contribute to successful outcomes
• an understanding of the role that organisational factors can play in producing quality minutes
• an approach to ensuring that meeting information is appropriately and effectively communicated at all stages – from pre-meeting activities to post meeting follow-up.

How Will My Organisation Benefit?

Your organisation will gain:

• improved quality and consistency in key meeting organisation and record keeping
• reduction in repetition and other time wasting that occurs from poorly planned and executed meetings
• improved meeting agendas and templates
• increased accuracy and timeliness of documentation and following up in and after meetings.

AQF Equivalence, Articulation Pathways CPD Points And Certification

• You will receive a soft copy University of Adelaide Certificate of Completion.
• This PACE course may contribute to earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points or credit. Many professional associations accredit CPD at a standard rate of 1 hour of professional development / learning = 1 CPD point. This should be used as a guide only and confirmation should be sought from your accrediting body prior to registration in any PACE course or program.

What Will I Receive As Part Of This Course?

• Printed course book and materials (PDF copy for tablet on request)
• Certificate of Completion and training record
• Refreshments during the day, including a light lunch on full day courses

What Should I Bring To The Course?

Our courses are designed to be work-related and interactive. Please bring current workplace examples related to this topic for use on the day.

What Further Development Can I Do?

We recommend Business Writing Essentials or Report Writing.