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 Preston

Preston is the managerial centre of Lancashire, England. Preston's nearby region provided a sign of ancient Roman actions. These actions are in the form of a Roman road which headed to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. Textiles have been shaped since the mid-13th century. Flemish weavers who established in the area in the 14th period aided grow the industry. In the early-18th century, Edmund Calamy tagged Preston as a pretty town. It is due to the profusion of nobility in it called Proud Preston. Sir Richard Arkwright, the originator of the rotating frame, was born in the town. Preston was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution. It gratifies a populated engineering centre, with large industrial plants. The town's textile sector chop into fatal weakening from the mid-20th period. Peston has confronted similar tests to other post-industrial northern cities.

Climate:

The weather of Preston is of a moderate nautical type with a narrow range of temperatures. Being close to the Irish Sea, this is more marked than parts to the south and east of Preston. The official Met Office climate position is situated at Moor Park which is 1 mile north of the city centre.

The complete high logged at the weather station was 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) during August 1990. In October 2011, a new best October high temperature of 26.9 °C was standard.

The absolute least is −13.3 °C (8.1 °F), registered during February 1969. The lowermost temperature in recent years was −9.2 °C (15.4 °F) during December 2010. Annual rainfall just under 1000 mm per year, with over 1 mm of rain falling on 150 days. All averages mention to the period 1971–2000.

Religion:

Preston has a strong Roman Catholic Christian history. With one of the projected origins of its name coming from 'Priests town'. The lamb on the city shield is a scriptural image of Jesus Christ. The PP on the city protection stances for Prince of Peace.