No matter who you are or what you do, whether at work or in the community, you are involved in meetings. And meetings are costly, even if they are held in a company boardroom. To ensure meetings are productive and worth the expense involved, three ingredients are necessary: An assurance of closure, a strong chair or leader, and accurate minutes. It has been said that if the minutes of a meeting are not accurate, then the meeting may just as well not have taken place.

If people can’t remember or agree on what actually occurred at a meeting, how can the group effectively accomplish its objectives? This one-day workshop helps minute-takers understand their role and the best techniques for producing minutes that include all the essential information needed.

• Introduction and Course Overview
• The Role of a Minute Taker
• The Skills of a Minute Taker
• Meeting Agreements
• Minutes Styles
  o Choosing a Style
  o Informal Minutes
  o Action Minutes
  o Formal Minutes
  o Recording Motions and Resolutions
  o What to Record
• Techniques for Preparing Minutes
  o Writing Minutes
  o Preparing Minutes
  o Editing Minutes
• Taking Minutes in an Interactive Meeting
• The Minute Book
• Developing Your Skills