Advanced Minute Taking for Better Meetings
103-16
Administrative skills
Turning Minutes into Valued Organizational Documents
Minutes should serve as more than a record of who said what at a meeting. They should help organizations advance their goals and objectives and provide accountabilities.
Building on PMCs course Minute Taking for Better Meetings this day-long seminar provides participants with opportunities to craft minutes that focus on clear, concise writing designed to reach its intended audience colleagues, board members, decision makers.
Workshop participants will take notes in several mock meetings and write minutes in a variety of styles suitable for the audience. Active learning takes place in a relaxed and fun environment.
Course participants will be encouraged to summarize their key learning points and prepare a short action plan to implement on their return to work.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand the role of clear communication in producing succinct minutes
- Learn to separate what is really important from the noise of a meeting
- Produce minutes that help move an organizations agenda forward
Clear communication
- How people read today
- The five Cs for communication
- Writing tips for eliminating wordiness
Taking Notes
- Quick review of active listening
- Working with annotated agendas and templates
- Minutes for different purposes
Producing Professional Minutes
- Turning notes into minutes
- Editing for clarity, consistency and accuracy
- Finalizing minutes for different outcomes
- Anyone who wants to move beyond Minute Taking for Better Meetings
- People who have to produce a variety of minutes with tight deadlines
- Anyone who wants to improve their minute-taking skills within a supportive environment
This workshop addresses:
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication
- Computer and Digital Technology
- Document Use
- Reading Skills
- Research, Analysis and Evaluation
- Writing Skills
To learn more about core competencies, click here.
Open to all members of the public.
$ 595 plus tax
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