Effective Minuting
- Why do we call it minutes?
- What are minutes used for
- The role of the minute taker
Ensuring meetings are effective and efficient
- Expected standards of minutes for different meeting types
- Exploring elements to ensure both virtual and face to face meetings are productive
- Determining objectives of the meeting to maintain focus
- Who should be attending the meeting
- Confidence in your own preparation
- The importance of an agenda
Standards required during the meeting
- Should I type or handwrite my notes
- Frameworks and structure
- Speed writing, abbreviations & shorthand
- Why is it so challenging to maintain your focus
- Enhancing your ability to actively listen
- Putting it into practice
Post Meeting Responsibilities
- Minutes structure
- Action logs
- Summarising
- Distribution of your minutes
- Proofreading
- How can technology support