Who is it for?

This Minute Taking with Confidence course is for anybody who takes notes at meetings and needs to produce clear and accurate minutes that will be acted on.

Description

Are you responsible for taking minutes of meetings?

This popular Minute Taking with Confidence course will show you how to work effectively with the Chair, and how to take notes during a meeting by distinguishing the significant elements from the irrelevant. You will be shown how to write up minutes which are accurate, concise and easy to use, ensuring that action points are followed up.

This course will improve participants' confidence, enabling them to minute formal and informal meetings effectively.

Course content

• The responsibilities of the minute taker

• Effective preparation for a meeting

• Creating useful agendas

• Layout of agenda and minutes

• Note taking skills

• Skills of active and positive listening

• Distinguishing the important and significant elements from the irrelevant and repetitious

• What to do if you think you have missed something

• Minute writing styles for formal and informal meetings

• Using appropriate phraseology

• An overview of punctuation and grammar

• Proof-reading your minutes

Course duration

1 day, normally between 9:30 and 4:30

Cost

£365 (+VAT) per person on scheduled course. £1125 (+VAT) for training at your premises for a group of staff.