Efficient Minutes Writing

Introduction

Everyone has to write minutes of meetings, if not sooner, then later.  However there is good news: It is a simple skill that can be learned in one day of systematic step-by-step instruction.

Through my years of working in executive and managerial positions, and as a trainer, I have written minutes hundreds of times, and taught hundreds of courses on how to write them.  

I know I can teach you how to write minutes in a single day.

What you will learn :

·         Understand the purpose of meetings and the duties of various members

·         Understand the duties of the secretary at a meeting

·         Understand the purpose and importance of minutes

·         Understand the different styles of writing minutes

·         Be able to prepare to take minutes (making forms, tables etc.)

·         Be able to organise and present information effectively in minutes

·         Be able to take notes while someone is speaking at a meeting

·         Be able to write in reported speech

·         Understand the common grammatical errors in minutes writing

·         Be able to summarise concisely and sensitively

·         Be able to work closely with the chairperson to create the final copy of the minutes

Duration : 1 day

Who should attend:  

·         Those who are required to write minutes in the course of their work but who often face difficulty in doing so.

·         Those who are in positions where they are likely to be asked to write minutes of meetings, and who for some mysterious reason (probably due to sheer good luck) have not yet been asked. (A piece of advice: Don’t wait till you are asked and then run about trying to learn how to do it.)

·         Those who intend to work anywhere, at anytime as executives.

·         Those in positions where they are likely to be, or want to be promoted to become executives.