Minute Taking Skills
1 Day Training Course | £275 plus VAT
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Course Overview
The style and formality of meetings can vary depending on the company or organisation but in most cases Minutes are required to provide a record of what happened. This one day instructor led course has been designed to enable delegates to understand and practise the skills needed for preparing accurate and effective Minutes of meetings, conferences and presentations.
Course Outline
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Preparation for the Meeting
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Writing the Minutes
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- Administration for the meeting
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- Different styles of Minutes
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- Meeting documentation
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- Sections of Minutes
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- Setting the Agenda
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- Writing clearly and concisely
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- Different styles of Agenda
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- Decisions and actions
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- Preparing an Agenda
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- Distributing the documentation
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During the Meeting
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Action plan
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- Identifying participants
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- Drawing up an action plan
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- Listening and summarising
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- Refining your technique
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- Different styles of notes
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This course will benefit all individuals whose role in the workplace includes responsibility for taking and preparing Minutes. Delegates new to Minute taking will have an opportunity to gain in confidence as they develop their skills during the day.
By the end of the course delegates will have gained the following benefits:
- Developed an appreciation of the importance of preparation before the meeting
- Practised improving listening skills
- Gained an understanding of what needs to be recorded
- Practised taking down the notes
- Looked at how to produce the final professional document