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Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention

Administrative Arts

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.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

I soon realised that thought was required to write a good and comprehensive set of minutes and just typing out what I had written down wasn’t going to make what I considered a painful task any less arduous. Remember that minutes should capture the three points below – nothing more nothing less: What was decided. Guaranteed. Identified.

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Tips on good minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

I soon realised that thought was required to write a good and comprehensive set of minutes and just typing out what I had written down wasn’t going to make what I considered a painful task any less arduous. Remember that minutes should capture the three points below – nothing more nothing less: What was decided. Guaranteed. Identified.

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3 “Needs” of Time Management

Ian's Messy Desk

Just because the weekly sales report has been produced for the past 10 years doesn’t mean that you need to keep generating the data. If a regular sales report is needed, perhaps an assistant can prepare the information. Do the meeting minutes need to be prepared, printed, collated, staples and distributed to committee members?

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.