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Concise Minute-Taking
Type of course: Classroom
| Fee | £350 |
|---|---|
| Days | 1 |
| Course code | PDCMT |
| Location | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Yorkshire | |- | |- | |- | |- | |10 | |- |
| London King William Street | |- | |- | |15 | |- | |- | |- |
| Malmesbury Wiltshire | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |5 |
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Overview
From AGM to weekly staff gatherings, working life is a succession of meetings. For most of them minutes or meeting notes must be taken. The minute-taker is expected to provide an accurate record, with no training or guidelines. This can result in minutes that are too sketchy or too detailed; failure to follow up decisions; a lack of evidence for later proceedings; and a waste of many people’s time.
This course takes minutes-takers through every stage of the process, clarifying objectives and standards and removing the fear for many people when confronted with the task. It equips them with ideas for successful preparation, listening, analysis and note-making and introduces them to the principles of clear, effective writing.
This event is highly participative and provides an opportunity for every delegate to take notes in an agreed format.
Anyone who is expected to take accurate and professionally produced notes or minutes would benefit from attending this course.
Prerequisites and pre-course work
No prerequisites are required.
Please bring examples of previously taken notes and minutes (removing or blacking out areas of confidentiality) so that we can use these during the course.
Delegates will learn how to
- list what you need to do to prepare for meetings prior to, during and after the event
- state the role and responsibilities of a chairperson
- demonstrate setting a well structured agenda
- state common obstacles to effective listening and demonstrate your own listening skills
- identify a method of note-taking that suits your preferred style
- select the important and relevant points from a discussion
- state agreed accepted conventions for the format of minutes
- produce an accurate set of minutes, clearly and concisely
Course Outline
- Establish personal objectives for the course
- The meeting – what you should do before, during and after
- The role and responsibilities of a chairperson
- Styles of agenda
- Setting the agenda
- Barriers to listening
- Listening and summarising a conversation
- Using subject and viewpoint
- Methods and style for taking notes
- Simplifying expressions & editing redundant expressions
- Styles of minutes
- Sections of minutes
- Recording decisions and actions
- Practising minute-taking.
- Completion of a personal action plan
Recommended related training
- Communicating effectively
- Facilitation skills
- Mind mapping workshop
- Report writing for business
- Report writing for IT professionals
Link to this page: http://www.xpertise.co.uk/PDCMT
Xpertise – Concise Minute-Taking training courses
Xpertise provides Concise Minute-Taking training courses from 7 UK locations: in Altrincham Manchester, Hinckley East Midlands, Leeds Yorkshire, London King William Street, Maidenhead Berkshire, Malmesbury Wiltshire and Washington Tyne & Wear – and at 44 partner locations nationwide.
Xpertise Training reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice to the customer.