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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

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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How to take better notes with Speed Writing

BMT Office Administration

Taking notes by hand is a great way to keep track of information. 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. It is best for scenarios when you want to note down information quickly and accurately.

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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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10 Tips for More Effective Office Meetings

Productivity Bits

If you work in one of those offices where meetings are incessant yet nothing ever seems to be accomplished, you probably want to find a way to remedy this situation. Office meetings are the ideal place to communicate ideas and creativity in order to make the office a more efficient place. Ground Rules And Meeting Agenda.

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6 Tips for Effective Participation in Meetings

Ian's Messy Desk

If you’ve given up attending meetings where your contribution is not needed, it stands to reason all the meetings you attend require participation. Prepare whatever information you anticipate needing. If you have information to hand out, get it to participants a day or two before the meeting. Go overboard.

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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.

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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.

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