The Art of Minute Taking
Schedule
Sun, 07 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 pm
UTC+12:00Location
25 Don Street, Invercargill, New Zealand 9810 | Invercargill, SO
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Learn all the skills to take accurate and effective minutes and action points for a variety of meeting types.This one-day workshop supports participants to become more effective and confident taking minutes for a variety of different meeting types and processes. You will develop the skills to prepare for and structure meetings as well as accurately record them. We'll consider everyday business to more formal environments and contexts.
This is an interactive workshop setting with both presentations and group activities and supported by a workbook and templates for ongoing use. Knowledge of shorthand is not required.
Designed for
Anyone who is new to minute taking, looking for a refresher, or wanting to improve their skills.
Learning content:
-Recognise the common challenges involved in minute taking
-Identify the requirements of effective meetings
-Identify tools available to record minutes
-Identify different types of minute templates and minute styles and at what meetings to use them
-Use an action points list effectively
-Write effective minutes (includes practical exercises)
-Use three proven techniques to make minute taking easier
-Determine what needs to be recorded
-Use a three step approach to recording discussion
-Understand formal meeting procedures in relation to recording motions and amendments correctly
-Review the process for taking in committee minutes
-Effective record keeping
-Recognise the legal issues relating to minute taking
-Effective agenda formulation.
Learning outcomes:
-The requirements and procedures of different meeting types
-To recognise common challenges involved in minute-taking
-To identify the tools, templates and styles available, and when to use them
-How to formulate agendas and meeting preparation
-To record discussions and action points effectively
-What are the formal meeting procedures including motions, amendments and relevant legal issues.
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Where is it happening?
25 Don Street, Invercargill, New Zealand 9810, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
