Minute Taking Workshop

Details

Time: 9.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: AP Courses Training Room
Cost: £295 per delegate
Included in the price: Course manual, lunch, refreshments

Course Description

This course is designed for anyone involved in the recording of minutes. It will cover the format and headings of the agenda and the minutes, which form the backbone of the minute-taking process; the different styles and layouts of the minutes recorded; and how to present minutes in a concise and professional style, with decisions and actions clearly stated.

The course will also cover the general writing skills needed to produce well-constructed minutes: paragraphing, sentences, grammar and punctuation, as well as the listening and communication skills required for accurate recording. 

Course Design

This is a full-day, intensive tutor-led course that combines tutoring and practical work.

Target Audience

There are no prerequisites – the course is designed for any employee at any level involved in minute-taking.

Learning Content

• Sections of an agenda
• Common styles and structure of an agenda
• Sections of minutes
• Common styles and layouts of minutes
• Listening and communication skills for the minute-taker
• Showing decisions and actions clearly; useful words for minutes
• Appropriate styles for recording minutes
• Effective paragraphs and sentences
• The key rules of punctuation
• Short and direct writing: the economy of words