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Minute taking template

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. It is a PDF which you can download and use for all of your meetings in the future. The attendees. The apologies.

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More minute taking tips

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As we all know, writing minutes is a fundamental part of an assistant role and a skill we have to get right. It can be quite daunting taking minutes for a Committee that you have never met. The Committee can help you. Remembering names. Draw a table plan on your piece of paper with each of their name’s next to their seat.

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Technology to help with minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

About 10 years ago I used to manage 12 Committees as part of my role at the time. These minutes were just from the main Committee meetings – I also had to attend and minute other meetings throughout the year. Noteshelf – Notes & PDF £3.99. iPad Applications. This is an app for the iPad.

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Ten tips on preparing board papers

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Working for a Company Secretary in one role and looking after 12 Committees in another means I have spent more time than I care to admit putting board papers together. Scan the final board papers into a PDF format for future reference. They have been the absolute bane of my life and I must admit I hated that part of my role.

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The ultimate app guide for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Although I think this is mainly used for events I also think it works well for Committee meetings. The app converts the report to a PDF and then you can send that via email to yourself. Featured Key Skills admin administrators apps assistants EA Executive Assistant PA Personal Assistant Tasks technology Virtual Assistant training'

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments. I am actually a part of a committee called the “Administrative Exchange&# at my firm. We share ideas, skills and even ask guest speakers to provide up-to-date information and trends on what we need for our careers.

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