Minute-taking Made Easy
€175,00
Taking minutes can feel like a huge responsibility – but it doesn’t have to. Would you like to feel confident that your minutes are a usable and effective record of a meeting? Do you need your minutes to convey transparency, accountability and good governance? Are you facing new challenges with online meetings?
There’s much more to minute-taking than just turning up at a meeting with a pen. Minutes must accurately reflect the decisions taken and actions agreed at a meeting. They must also be clear, concise and polished. On this minute-taking workshop, you’ll learn to develop your personal shorthand, write less during a meeting, prepare for the writing-up stage and convey information clearly.
This workshop is for anyone who takes minutes – whether it’s for a team meeting or a Board meeting, or anywhere in between. We’ve delivered it to staff and managers in many organisations, from public sector agencies to universities.
Date: To be confirmed. Please contact us for details.
Time: 2pm-5pm. For this Zoom workshop, you’ll need good internet, a microphone and, if possible, a webcam. You’ll also need pen and paper to take notes. After you book, we’ll send you the link and password.
Description
This highly practical 3-hour session will give you the skills and confidence to take effective minutes of online meetings.
It’s for experienced minute-takers who want to update their skills and learn new techniques, especially how to to write less during a meeting. It’s also for novice minute-takers who want to have confidence that they can fulfil the role effectively.
Part 1 – Let’s talk about taking minutes
- Best practice: What are good minutes?
- What is the role of the minute-taker?
- How can you create an effective agenda?
- Tips for taking minutes of online meetings
Part 2 – How to make minutes clear, concise and fit for purpose
- What – and who – are minutes for? What are the key skills required?
- A to Z of taking minutes
- Who said what? Two types of minutes: with and without attribution
- Listen more confidently – for salient points (and how to decide what to leave out)
- Take shorter clearer notes (to speed up transcribing)
- Consider layout and how to make the minutes user-focused
- Practice: How to take concise notes in a meeting, using video
