Overview

No matter who you are or what you do, whether at work or in the community, you are involved in meetings. Meetings are costly, even if they are held in a company boardroom. To ensure meetings are productive and worth the expense involved, three ingredients are necessary: an assurance of closure, a strong chair or leader, and accurate minutes. It has been said that if the minutes of a meeting are not accurate, then the meeting may just as well not have taken place. If people can’t remember or agree on what actually occurred at a meeting, how can the group effectively accomplish its objectives? After this one-day workshop, you will understand your role as a minute-taker and the best techniques for producing minutes that include all the essential information needed. 

 

Levels: Essentials Intermediate Advanced

Course Outline

 SAQA UD ID: 12153 – Use the writing process to compose texts required in the business environment 

 SAQA UD ID: 13934 – Plan and prepare meeting communications 

 Module 1: The Role of a Minute Taker 

Module 2: The Skills of a Minute Taker 

Module 3: Meeting Agreements 

Module 4: Styles of Minutes 

Module 5: What Do I Record? 

Module 6: Techniques for Preparing Minutes 

Module 7: Taking Minutes in an Interactive Meeting 

Module 8: The Minute Book 

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