Minute Taking Skills

Produce concise yet accurate minutes while making a real contribution to meetings

Target Audience

This one day workshop has been designed to help individuals who have a responsibility for ensuring an accurate record of meetings are taken.

Aim of Programme

Good minute-takers are worth their weight in gold. Minute takers can do more than record the outcomes of meetings concisely; they can also help the Chair run their meeting more effectively. This workshop covers all practical skills of minute taking and record keeping.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the workshop learners will:

• Know how to effectively prepare prior to meetings
• Know how to record key points in a concise and effective format
• Know how to use active listening and intervention skills in meetings
• Have practised taking minutes and creating action points
• Know how to present final minutes
• Know what action to take following meetings

Key Content

• Welcome, registration, refreshments
• Introductions/aims/objectives
• What are minutes for?
• Benefits of good minute taking
• Purpose of meetings
• Roles in meetings
• Using the agenda to prepare
• Communicating with the chair
• Writing styles - what to do/what to avoid
• What to note down
• Presenting final minutes
• Follow up actions

Fee

£195 + VAT
Includes all materials, certificate, refreshments and lunch.