Minutes of Meetings (SkillsFuture Credit-eligible)

After taking this workshop you should be able to:

• Follow the three-step minutes of meetings process
• Write different types of minutes for different meetings
• Clearly report the key points of discussion and actions using correct grammar and tone.

Minute writing fundamentals

• The feature of effective minutes
• The skills of a minute-taker
• The minute-taking process

Preparing for minute-taking

• Types of minutes
• Different types of minutes for different situations
• Preparing for success

Taking notes in meetings

• Note-taking techniques
• Matching the technique to the type of minutes
• Note-taking practice

Minute skills for minute-writers

• Asking good questions during a meeting
• Paraphrasing to check understanding during a meeting
• Checking content during a meeting

Writing minutes

• Selecting accurate and objective information
• Writing brief and clear paragraphs
• Formal and informal language of minutes

Using reported speech in minutes

• To use or not to use reported speech?
• How to write reported speech
• Common errors in reported speech

Minute-writing in challenging situations

• Taking notes in difficult meetings
• Writing sensitive information in minutes
• Minute-writing practice forming the minutes

Minute-writing mini-clinic

• Editing and reviewing minutes
• Writing minutes from notes
• Assess your minute-taking skills

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