Course Instructor: Liz Paine
Introduction
At some point in your business career you may be asked to take minutes at a meeting. Since the minutes will serve as an official record of decisions, it is important that they are a true and accurate account of proceedings.
Many minute takers struggle with taking minutes for all manner of reasons. This course has been designed to provide guidelines to help you master the skill of minute taking and remove some of the natural anxiety associated with “getting it right”. During this course you will have access to advice from an expert facilitator and you can choose to have up to 2 hours one-to-one support (via webinar) should you need it.
In this course we will:
- identify the importance of your role as minute taker
- learn tips to take the anxiety out of the process of minute taking
- explain the types of meeting – formal and informal, and select the most appropriate format for your minutes
- explain formal meeting procedures and the meeting process and protocols
- learn how much detail to include in your minutes – and what to leave out
- offer tips to plan an effective meeting
- learn what to include in your minutes and what to leave out
- learn the shortcuts to make taking notes simpler
- provide some sample templates you can use for agendas, and minutes
- offer opportunities to try your hand at writing minutes.
We’ll explore the fundamental principles of minute taking, knowing that this helps to alleviate some of the feelings of anxiety that many minute takers experience.
Thank you for selecting to register for “Take a Minute! Minute Taking Skills”. We have enjoyed preparing this on-line course for you and look forward to sharing it with you.
Course Features
- Lectures 18
- Quizzes 4
- Duration 6 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 18
- Assessments Self
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 18 Lessons
- 49 Days
- SECTION 1: ABOUT MEETINGS AND MINUTES9
- 2.1MT – Welcome3 Minutes
- 2.2MT – Topic 1 – Introduction4 Minutes
- 2.3MT – Topic 2 – The advantages for you from taking minutes5 Minutes
- 2.4MT – Topic 3 – Types of meetings7 Minutes
- 2.5MT – Topic 4 – Roles of meeting participants10 Minutes
- 2.6MT – Topic 5 – Planning and organising a meeting8 Minutes
- 2.7MT – Topic 6 – Notice of meeting and agenda8 Minutes
- 2.8MT – Topic 6 – Assignment – Notice of meeting and agenda46 Days
- 2.9MT – Section 1 – Quiz10 Minutes15 Questions
- SECTION 2: FORMAL MEETING PROCEDURES, PROTOCOLS AND MINUTES8
- 3.1MT – Topic 7 – Robert’s Rules of Order6 Minutes
- 3.2MT – Topic 8 – Formal meeting at your local council60 Minutes
- 3.3MT – Topic 9 – Taking minutes at formal meetings12 Minutes
- 3.4MT – Topic 10 – More about formal meeting procedures10 Minutes
- 3.5MT – Topic 11 – Formal meeting – Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings60 Minutes
- 3.6MT – Topic 12 – Storing formal minutes – The Minute Book4 Minutes
- 3.7MT – Test your knowledge of meeting terminology15 Minutes20 Questions
- 3.8MT – Section 2 – Quiz – Test your knowledge of formal meetings and the minute taking style15 Minutes20 Questions
- sECTION 3: SEMI-FORMAL OR INFORMAL MEETINGS AND MINUTES8
- 4.1MT – Topic 13 – Informal meetings – Narrative and Action Style Minutes12 Minutes
- 4.2MT – Topic 13 – Assignment – Taking minute using informal or Action Style Minutes3 Days
- 4.3MT – Topic 14 – Methods of recording proceedings for the purposes of minute taking12 Minutes
- 4.4MT – Topic 15 – Assignment – Critiquing a meeting3 Days
- 4.5MT – Topic 16- Online meetings6 Minutes
- 4.6MT – Topic 17 – On the day – at the meeting6 Minutes
- 4.7MT – Topic 18 – Transcribing the minutes8 Minutes
- 4.8MT – Section 3 – Quiz10 Minutes16 Questions
- SECTION 4: FINAL ASSIGNMENT2
