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This one-day workshop will help you to ensure that the minutes or notes you take at meetings are clear, accurate and professional.
It will provide you with essential skills for each stage of the process: understanding the meeting, working with the chair, preparing the agenda, developing listening techniques, recording the meeting, distilling key points, and structuring and writing up the minutes.
Examples of good and bad minutes and agendas will help you to avoid common mistakes and follow best practice. Carefully designed exercises will enable you to develop your skills and confidence.
Our Desktop Guide to Note & Minute Writing will become a valuable reference book on your return to the office, where you will also benefit from a year of free support from your tutor.
The details
Summary
1 day
9.30 am–5.00 pm
Small groups
Certificates
A year of free support
£395.00 + VAT
A 20% discount is available to charities and local authorities
Stephen Lloyd was nominated for the LETG “Trainer of the Year” Award 2008.
Locations and dates
London, Lion Court : 18 May 2010
London, Lion Court : 23 August 2010
London, Lion Court : 6 December 2010
Course programme
Morning session
Introduction
The purpose of notes or minutes
The role of the minute taker
The key skills of the minute taker
How to make sure the minutes are useful
Understanding the meeting
The different types of meeting
The purpose of the meeting
How the purpose affects the minutes
Differences between internal and external meetings
The terminology of meetings, agendas and minutes
Before the meeting
What type of notes or minutes?
What style of writing?
How much detail?
Working with the chair
The role of the chair
The relationship between the chair and the minute taker
Writing and using the agenda
Understanding the purpose of an agenda
How to lay out an agenda
Deciding on depth of detail
Clearing the agenda with the chair
When and how to distribute the agenda
Best practice in taking notes and minutes
Developing listening skills
Being selective and identifying key points
Sorting the information effectively
Using abbreviations
Asking for clarification
Exercises and feedback
Afternoon session
Writing up the notes or minutes
When to write the notes or minutes
Thinking about the needs of the readers
Structuring effectively
Formatting and following conventions
Summarising and paraphrasing
Using bullet lists
Making the action points clear
Developing the right tone and using professional language
What can go wrong
How to avoid the pitfalls
Using plain English
Overcoming the passive voice
The difference between active and passive
Why the active is usually best
When to use the passive
Practising turning passive into active
Avoiding common mistakes
Easily confused and misused words
Getting the grammar right
Punctuating minutes accurately
Conclusions
A review of key techniques and top tips
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