Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 28, 2015
As any PA knows, taking minutes is a challenging and essential skill. This guide provides some handy tips on getting it right, every time. Type up your minutes as soon as possible. If you’re busy, it’s very tempting to leave typing up your latest set of minutes for another day. Do your research.
Administrative Arts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
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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Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Susan wrote in asking about some pointers on recording meeting minutes. Meeting participants will go off the topic or on tangents. Other Tips: * You cannot inject personal preferences into your notes. Position yourself at the table where you will best be able to make eye contact with the Chairperson or meeting leader. *
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Susan wrote in asking about some pointers on recording meeting minutes. Meeting participants will go off the topic or on tangents. Other Tips: * You cannot inject personal preferences into your notes. Position yourself at the table where you will best be able to make eye contact with the Chairperson or meeting leader. *
BMT Office Administration
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
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.
Productivity Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2010
There are several ways to ensure that meetings are effective, without having to spend excessive amounts of time in the conference room. In order to do this, make sure that you plan your meetings in advance. The following are a series of tips which will help you accomplish your business meeting goals.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 3, 2012
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. Brought up.
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