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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. What are meeting minutes for? Where did meeting minutes come from?

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How to take better notes with Speed Writing

BMT Office Administration

It’s a system meant to simplify note taking so that you can take fast and accurate notes and dictation in meetings, classes, or work settings. Speed writing is a form of shorthand, but it’s quite a different system than the traditional shorthand systems. Both forms of shorthand are highly efficient. Speed Writing.

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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. So, start reading!

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How I Use Evernote for Meetings

Productivityist

You can use a meeting tool alongside Evernote if you want (or need) to. For example, the meeting service Do has integration with Evernote that allows meetings to be exported for easy access. Meeting minutes are exported to a notebook dedicated exclusively to Do content. (Do Click here to learn more.

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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." If you have a few ideas or requests in your e-mail, it is best to set it out in point form so the person does not have to dig for it. For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms.