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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Strive to develop these skills so you can be the best minute taker you can.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. The disadvantage of being a good shorthand typist in a meeting is that you can fall into the trap of taking too much down because you’ve been trained to take verbatim minutes. But now a dying art.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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Going along to get along sounds like a restful approach to your interactions, but in reality, learning how to stand up for yourself—to ask for what you want, say no when necessary and insist on due respect—is much more effective for facing the world with confidence. Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other.

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6 Ways to Act on Your Ambition

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Building your ambition is building your enterprising skills: To consistently create new opportunities , to consistently take advantage of the opportunities you’ve created, to be aware, to face life with your eyes and ears open to the possibilities that might be just around the corner. It’s not planning a train of thought, but thinking freely.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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I lost my confidence. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. But the pain was fresh, and the daily struggle for money and confidence were keeping me stuck. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She believes the best teams have fun, laughter and optimism for the future.

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How to Understand People’s Personality Types

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He came face-to-face with these realizations as his neuroscience research and training business began to grow. Often expertise comes from training. Nardi cautions that training and a certain level of expertise are needed to effectively evaluate and act based on personality testing. We get into a zone one of two ways,” he says.

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