Minute Taking at Meetings

Transform your minute-taking skills with this comprehensive course designed for all meeting types. Gain confidence and learn to produce professional minutes.

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Brief Summary

This fun and engaging three-hour Minute Taking course will totally change your perspective on taking minutes. It’s not just about being bored in a meeting! You’ll learn practical tips to make taking notes easy and even enjoyable.

Key Points

  • Minute taking can be less boring and more important than you think.
  • Learn techniques to take professional and confident meeting minutes.
  • Suitable for various meeting types like boards, committees, and volunteer groups.
  • Understand what to record and what to leave out.
  • Know how privacy laws affect your meeting minutes.

Learning Outcomes

  • Feel more confident in taking meeting minutes.
  • Differentiate between important information and what can be ignored.
  • Understand the impact of privacy legislation on minute taking.
  • Create professional-looking minutes that everyone will appreciate.
  • Participate effectively in all kinds of meetings.

About This Course

Minute Taking: making the taking of notes/minutes at formal and informal meetings easier

And you'll take the minutes.

This is a statement that often sends fear into the minds of meeting attendees. Why? Because too many people consider the role boring, stressful, and non-important.

This three-hour Minute Taking course: How to Take Minutes at Meetings will change your mind.

I have been involved in the meeting process -- both as a minute taker and as a chair -- for many years.

In fact, I have written one of the first books exclusively on minute taking -- The Minute Takers Handbook -- now in its 4th reprint. Since then I have taught minute taking to all sorts of groups. And I have learned even more techniques to help you.

Whether you are taking minutes for boards, committees, weekly meetings, volunteer groups or your condo association, this workshop will make you more confident and enable you to produce professional minutes.

Take this ultimate Minute Taking course right now and learn how to take minutes at meetings.

  • After this workshop, you'll be able to:

  • determine what to record and what to ignore

  • understand how privacy legislation impacts minutes

Instructor

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Jane Watson

Jane Watson is a specialist in the written word. For over 15 years, she had designed and delivered workshops in business writing for both the public and private sectors.Her clients include all levels of the public sector and the automotive, financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and health care sectors. Her workshops are part of the staff accreditation programs for both Queen’s University...

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ui-avatar of Lolita Lugo
Lolita L.
2.5
7 months ago

I have taken minutes in the past and it does take what the speaker explains: being a good listener.

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Mike O.
5.0
7 months ago

This course not only reinforced some of my good practices when it comes to minute taking, but taught me some new and useful tips and tricks. I'll definitely refer back to the handouts for my next round of meeting minutes.

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ui-avatar of Damini Patil
Damini P.
5.0
7 months ago

good

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ui-avatar of Angeline Pang
Angeline P.
1.0
7 months ago

unable to progress the course. video does not play when launched

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ui-avatar of Paul Emmanuel Beaulieu
Paul E. B.
4.5
7 months ago

A lot of good information. A bit fast for me, but it is great that I can pause and re-watch to take good notes.

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ui-avatar of Ginette Villa
Ginette V.
5.0
7 months ago

excellent work, clearly understood , thank you

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ui-avatar of Marilou Bare
Marilou B.
4.0
7 months ago

Found this interesting.

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ui-avatar of Melissa Rechner
Melissa R.
3.0
7 months ago

slow

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ui-avatar of Catherine York
Catherine Y.
5.0
7 months ago

I loved this course! I highly recommend it. The instructor knows what she's talking about and presents the course well. The video has many handouts and great points on screen for visual learners. She also speaks clearly and concisely.

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ui-avatar of April Anne Mangino
April A. M.
5.0
7 months ago

The speaker was very detailed in explaining the topics which made it easier for us to understand.

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