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”

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Refreshment

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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 Chester

Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. it is the most populous city of the Cheshire West and Chester with 332,200 population. It is the supreme populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 332,200 in 2014. Chester was initially considered as a Castrum or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix.

Governance:

Chester is an unparished region within the unitary power of Cheshire West and Chester. A small area around Chester Castle scraps a civil community of Chester Castle. The Member of Parliament for the City of Chester is Chris Matheson, chosen in 2015.

Geography:

Chester deceits at the southern end of a 2-mile (3.2 km) Triassic sandstone edge that increases to a height of 42 m within a natural S-bend in the River Dee. The bedrock, which is also recognised as the Chester Pebble Beds, is perceptible because of the many small stones stuck within its layers. Receding glacial sheet ice also placed amounts of sand and marl across the area where boulder clay was inattentive.

The eastern and northern part of Chester contained heathland and forest. The western side towards the Dee Estuary was marsh and wetland homes.

Climate:

Chester has an oceanic weather. Even with its nearness to the Irish Sea, the temperature system is similar to areas further inland, owing to the shelter delivered by the Pennines to the northeast and the Welsh Mountains to the south-west. The nearest official weather station is at Hawarden Airport, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the city Centre.

The absolute supreme temperature recorded was 35.2 °C for the period of August 1990. In an average year, the warmest day should reach 29.3 °C.