Administrative Arts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
You don’t indicate if you are talking about Board minutes or membership meeting minutes. According to every reference I can find for document retention, Board minutes should be kept permanently. I didn’t find any specific references to membership meeting minutes in any of the research I’ve done.
BMT Office Administration
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. Yet, if you’ve never written meeting minutes before, it may seem like an intimidating process.
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BMT Office Administration
APRIL 25, 2022
It also gives you something to reference later if you need to study the information, send out meeting notes, or verify the instructions that you were given. Some specific uses of speed writing include: When taking meeting minutes at a staff or board meeting. Documenting quotes and information during an interview.
Administrative Arts
JULY 19, 2010
I got this e-mail from Kelly: What is the business standard for the length of time to keep meeting minutes? You didn’t specify what type of minutes you need to keep. How long you retain meeting minutes will depend on the type of meetings you are referring to. 10 Tips for Effective Meeting Minutes.
Office Dynamics
JUNE 27, 2012
Bonus fix: Use a SharePoint* meeting site or shared drive for attachments. Sometimes people feel that they need to send me every document at once. If you choose this option, remember to include a reference (“1 of 4,” “2 of 4,” etc.) Pet peeve: Incorrect time and date references. states or nations. states or nations.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.
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