Minute Taking for Results

This intensive 1 day, hands-on Minute Taking course helps you gain comprehensive, practical skills any successful minute taker needs to master.

No matter who you are or what you do, whether at work or in the community, you are likely involved in meetings. Meetings are costly, whether they are held in a company boardroom or at the local coffee shop. To ensure that meetings are productive and worth the expense involved, three ingredients are necessary: an assurance of closure, a strong chair or leader, and accurate minutes. It has been said that if accurate minutes have not been recorded, then the meeting may just as well not have taken place.

If people can’t remember or agree on what actually occurred at a meeting, how can the group effectively accomplish its objectives?

After this one-day Minute Taking workshop you will understand your role as a minute-taker and the best techniques for preparing and producing minutes.

Throughout the course you will be taken through a step-by-step approach to producing effective minutes, using templates to help you produce structured agendas and take notes effectively. Practical exercises will help you build confidence and put your own ideas into practice.

You can choose either our Classroom training at one of our venues or Live, Instructor-led Virtual training from the comfort of your home.

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Benefits of Studying Minute Taking with Infero Training:

• Classroom training in Small Groups for Max Focus
• Free Assessment of Skills prior to booking
• Certificate of Completion & Complementary 12 Months Post Course Support
• Premier Locations, Latest Tech, Refreshments, OR We Come to You
• 100% Money Back Guarantee & Price Match Guarantee
• Bespoke Courses & Group Discounts from £89 per person

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Certification:

Upon completion of the Minute Taking course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Lesson 2: The Role of a Minute-Taker

Topic 2A: What is a Minute Taker

Topic 2B: Problems and Solution

Lesson 3: The Skills of a Minute-Taker

Topic 3A: Key Skills

Topic 3B: Listening Skills

Topic 3C: Critical Thinking Skills

Topic 3D: Organisation Skills

Lesson 4: Meeting Agreements

Lesson 5: Minute Styles

Topic 5A: Choosing a Style

Topic 5B: Informal Minutes

Topic 5C: Action Minutes

Topic 5D: Formal Minutes

Lesson 6: What Do I Record?

Topic 6A: Recording Motions and Resolutions

Topic 6B: What to Record

Lesson 7: Techniques for Preparing Minutes

Topic 7A: Top Techniques

Topic 7B: Writing Minutes

Topic 7C: Preparing Minutes

Topic 7D: Editing Minutes

Lesson 8: Taking Minutes in an Interactive Meeting

Lesson 9: The Minute Book

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Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Minute Taking course, students will be able to:

• Recognise the importance of minute-taking.
• Develop key minute-taking skills, including listening skills, critical thinking, and organisation.
• Be able to resolve many of the complaints that affect minute-takers.
• Be able to write minutes that are suitable for formal meetings, semiformal meetings, and action minutes.
• Be an efficient minute-taker in any type of meeting.
• Be able to prepare and maintain a minute book.

This Minute Taking course is ideal for anyone who has a minute taking or meeting management responsibilities and needs the confidence and skills to produce accurate meeting minutes. This includes the following roles:

• Minute Taker
• Administrative Assistant
• Personal Assistant (PA)
• Chairperson
• Secretary
• Board Director

To ensure your success, you will need to have experience writing in a professional context and creating word documents using Microsoft® Office Word®. To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following courses:

• Microsoft® Word® Introduction

Being proficient in Minute Taking can open the door to many career opportunities such as:

• Minute Taker
• Administrative Assistant
• Personal Assistant (PA)
• Secretary
• Project Officer
• Project Management Office

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included