Minute Taking Training

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A Quick Glance

Developed by business professionals
key learning points and tutor support
Learn how to write meeting agendas
Identify the actions required to prepare and set up the meeting effectively

Minute Taking Training is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to take effective notes or minutes in the business meetings. We at Datrix Training ensures that the delegates are up to date with the latest technology and best practice guidelines. This course is intended for the professionals who are responsible for documenting meetings and recording actions needed. It is crucial to update minute taking skills to ensure that the delegates are aware of the new ways of working. During the training, our instructor will help the delegates to go through every concept and terminology of minute taking in detail.

Who should take this course

Minute Taking Training is aimed at professionals who are required to take notes or minutes in the meeting. This training can benefit a variety of people including Pas, Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and more. This training is very useful for those who want to produce professional and comprehensive minutes with confidence.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this course.

What Will You Learn

Upon successful completion of the course, the delegates will gain a thorough understanding of:

minute taking, its importance and role of a minute taker in business meetings
preparatory stages including creating templates, preparing agendas, researching and gathering the documents that are required in the meeting
Dos and don’ts of the meeting
what to include in the meeting, what are the focus areas and other aspects that should be taken care of during the meeting
how to produce “final minutes”

Certificate

Refreshment

Courseware

Course Overview

Minute taking is an essential part of business meetings. The minute-taker should know how to produce brief and easy-to-understand minutes so that it can help in the decision-making process of the business.

Our Minute Taking training will train the delegates to be confident and skilled minute taker. The delegates will understand the importance of minute taking and its practices. During the training program, the delegates will learn about the minute-taking process in detail. The course covers everything the delegate needs to know about minute taking including preparing minutes, taking notes within the meeting, and more.

Course Content

Minute Taking Training includes the following topics:

Introduction

This module covers the introduction of the minute taking. The delegates will get familiar with the importance of minute taking and will also recognise what needs to be recorded in the minute-taking process.

Overview of minute taking
Importance of minute taking
Role of minute taker
What needs to be recorded?

Preparation

This module includes preparing and reading agenda, preparing templates and more.

Preparing the agenda
Agenda items
Reading the agenda
Preparing templates
Research
Preparing equipment
Avoiding unnecessary equipment

Organisational Tips

This module includes various tips and tricks required to make effective minutes.

Before the meeting
At the meeting
After the meeting

Minute Styles

This module includes various styles of minutes including formal, informal and more.

Choosing a style
Informal minutes
Action minutes
Formal minutes
Recording motions and resolutions
What to record

Techniques for preparing minutes

This module includes the major techniques required for preparing minutes. It also includes writing and editing minutes.

Top techniques for preparing minutes
Writing minutes
Editing minutes

Interactive Meetings

This module covers the role of facilitator and minute taker at the time of minute taking. The delegates will get familiar with how to take minutes in the interactive meeting.

Taking minutes in an interactive meeting
The role of the Facilitator
The role of the Minute Taker
The minute book
Developing your minute taking skills

Listening Skills

This module includes an introduction to the various skills required for active listening.

Active Listening
Repercussions of Poor Listening
Non-verbal Communication Skills
Paralinguistic
Background and Surrounding Interferences
Misunderstandings, Misconceptions and Poor Judgement
Avoid Misunderstanding
Judgemental Interference

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About Bracknell

Bracknell is located in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in England. This town is situated at 11 miles to East of Reading and 9 miles south of Maidenhead. It has 77,256 population. It is bounded by Swinley Woods and Crowthorne Woods on the east. It has covered regions of local outlying areas.

Geography:

The town has areas in the parishes of Winkfield and Easthampstead. It is situated at the north of railway station. Peel Centre has ten pin bowling complex and multi-screen cinema. There are many housing conurbations of changing dates.

The former RAF Staff College buildings in Harman’s Water was part of the Joint Services Command and Staff College. This site is now, as of 2008, being improved for covering by Wimpey, with a projected 730 houses on the college's previous site. The southwestern corner of the town vestiges rural around East Hampstead Park and the wooded Yew Tree Corner.

Transport:

The city of Bracknell has two railway places (Bracknell and Martins). Heron constructed by the London and South Western Railway. The city has good road links. This is situated at the end of the A329 and lies midway between Junction 3 of the M3 and Junction 10 of the M4 motorways. A planned motorway connection between the M3. It would have approved to the west of the town Centre, but only the unit that is now the A329 (M) and the A3290 was constructed.

Sport:

Bracknell Town are memberships of the Hellenic Football League. Premier Division and play their home matches at Larges Lane. The Bracknell Bees Ice Hockey Club are previous national winners, who currently play in the English Premier League. The Bracknell Blazers are the 2009 BBF National League champions. The town is also signified by teams playing rugby, Bracknell RFC hockey and cricket.

The town has a large leisure centre, which includes swimming and athletics, amenities. The John Nike Leisure Sports Complex houses a dry ski slope and an ice rink.