Minute Taking

Overview

This half day course is suitable for anyone responsible for taking and writing up accurate minutes of a meeting, either formal or informal. This course is an interactive course with exercises, practical sessions for participants to complete key points of a written report.  There will be group and individual exercises to help with learning.

Outline Programme

• Explain different types meetings - formal and informal

• Describe the minute takers role and responsibilities

• Describe good listening skills

• Explain agenda preparation and meeting minutes

• The role of the chair

• Taking meeting minutes and writing them in the appropriate way

• Identify important and pertinent points from the discussion

• Produce accurate and timely minutes

By the end of the course each delegate will be able to:

• Explain how to arrange an agenda and set up a meeting with full attendance

• Prepare to take minutes of a meeting

• Take meeting minutes

• Write up the minutes timely and effectively

• Produce clear and accurate minutes and distribute with action points

• Use a minute taking template