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Public Sector - Meeting the Challenges

Effective Minute Taking

Many minute-takers have had little or no training in minute taking and are asked to take on this important and skilful role with little guidance. This can at best be uncomfortable and at worst stressful. Minutes are a legal record of the business that took place. Therefore, it is important that the minute taker is confident and able to take down an accurate record and write this up effectively afterwards.
Cost: £475 + VAT
Duration: 1 day(s)
Available dates and locations
  • London
    • Monday 09/07/2012
    • Wednesday 07/11/2012
    • Friday 14/12/2012
  • Be more comfortable and confident when taking notes and ensure key points and actions are covered
  • Know how to build effective relationships with the chair and other participants and senior people
  • Select from three minute-taking techniques according to the type of meeting and items to be discussed
For all those who want to learn how to take minutes more effectively and without having to learn shorthand.
  • How to overcome problems experienced by the chair, participants and minute-taker, understand the different roles within the meeting process and how to build effective relationships for successful meetings
  • Learn the different types of notes and minutes of meetings
  • Increasing levels of listening and concentration and what to note down
  • Understanding the speed of speech at meetings and developing techniques so you can keep up without learning shorthand. Paraphrasing techniques and how to build and speed this up - brain aerobics for précis. How to stop writing too much.
  • Learn three different minute-taking techniques for different types of meetings and different types of items
  • Writing up the minutes accurately and in the correct style
  • Practical exercises throughout the course, especially on the note-taking methods and paraphrasing

Payment:
Must be made in full no later than 14 working days prior to the course start date.

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