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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. Like anything, preparation is everything, and for taking minutes, it is critical in preparing a good minute document.

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Webinar Advanced Minute Taking Workshop

Office Dynamics

After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you're asked to take meeting minutes? It's a $39.95

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Pros and Cons of Going Paperless

Office Dynamics

You can save money on space and security costs; it’s incredible how much space you use storing hard copies of board packs, meeting minutes, and more. Even if your business has robust processes, the chances of misfiling or losing electronic documents without trace is tiny compared to how easy it is to misplace hard copies of things.

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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). They will have confidence that you have a plan and that things wont slip through the cracks and will be able to relax and let you do your job. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. I also like people to show confidence by shaking my hand. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

It also eases your bosss mind when they see you write it down, it gives them confidence it will be taken care of. This also works with your Calendar, which comes in handy if you want to either insert the agenda or another document from Word, or if you need to insert an e-mail. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?