Module 1 - Essential Minute Taking Preparation - 2 hours
- Role & Responsibilities of a Minute Taker
- Checklist for organising a meeting
- Pre-meetings
- How to prepare and layout an agenda
- Timescales for agenda, draft minutes, approval etc.
Module 2 - Minute Taking Skills - 2.5 hours
- Methods for taking notes
- Using shorthand
- Listening and taking notes simultaneously
- How to transcribe from notes to minutes
- What to include/exclude from minutes
- Use of appropriate style and language in minutes
- Dealing with action points during and subsequent to the meeting
- Layout of minutes
Module 3 - Practical session - 2 hours
- Participants will attend a virtual meeting, take notes and transcribe into minutes
- Course summary and identification of action points
By the end of this course delegates will have the skills to:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the minute-taker in meetings
- Organise an effective meeting
- Take effective and relevant notes at a meeting
- Write clear, accurate and concise minutes
- Practise their newly developed skills
This programme is ideal for anyone who may all have the responsibility from time to time of taking minutes at meetings and will therefore be expected to follow up and report accordingly.
Effective minute taking also provides comprehensive information on how to improve the style of minutes for distribution, including
- How to avoid minute speak
- Incorporating the elements of good style in minutes - reported speech, passive verbs and tense
- Presenting minutes in a professional format
- Overcoming the challenges of taking minutes
Delegates are encouraged to bring along examples of how they currently take meeting minutes.
Business and Report Writing Skills
Training for PAs and EAs
Better Proofreading
Managing Effective Meetings
All delegates who successfully complete this course will receive an electronic certificate of attendance.
We deliver our Effective Minute Taking course throughout the UK and beyond. We can facilitate onsite at your premises, as a virtual training option for those who are working from home or at any number of venues in Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff or London. Contact Us for more information or click the green button below to see when we are next running this as an open course anyone can attend.
