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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

So, the very best advice I can give you around how to write good minutes is to read other people’s minutes and start to work out what’s good, what isn’t; what fits your style, and what doesn’t. So, start reading!

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How to take better notes with Speed Writing

BMT Office Administration

Some specific uses of speed writing include: When taking meeting minutes at a staff or board meeting. When a court reporter takes official notes during court hearings. If there is no agenda, don’t be afraid to ask what the meeting will be about. Documenting quotes and information during an interview.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

If your company does not have a branded template you should suggest this to your manager and design something for them, a simple word template with the following information will suffice: The name of the Committee meeting. The date, time and location of the meeting. The name of the minute taker. The attendees. The apologies.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

If your company does not have a branded template you should suggest this to your manager and design something for them, a simple word template with the following information will suffice: The name of the Committee meeting. The date, time and location of the meeting. The name of the minute taker. The attendees. The apologies.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. Are you plugged in?

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.