Training Course

Minute Taking

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Public Scheduled Course Dates

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
Date Location Price
13 Sep 2024
Virtual
£275
03 Dec 2024
Durham
£325
05 Feb 2025
Virtual
£275
16 May 2025
Newcastle
£405
12 Sep 2025
Virtual
£275
02 Dec 2025
Durham
£325

Private Training

Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.

Course Duration

1 Day

Minute Taking Course Overview

Minutes are a vital method of recording information and capturing thoughts and ideas. It is important that this becomes an easy process. This Minute Taking course illustrates the various stages of minute taking and covers invaluable techniques.

Minute Taking Course Prerequisites

    • No previous knowledge is required.

Included with this course

    • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
    • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

Minute Taking Course Content

  • Introduction

    Background
    Cycle of a meeting
    The participants - roles and responsibilities

  • Sections of a Meeting

    Introduction/welcome, apologies
    Committee business, Minutes of the last meeting
    Matters arising, reports
    Agenda items, any other business
    Date of the next meeting

  • Personal Preparation

    Reading the agenda and papers
    Talking to the chairperson and others
    Considering who's who
    Confirming administrative arrangements
    Getting the equipment together
    Signed copy of the minutes
    Last minute minute taker
    Personal preparation checklist

  • Create the Right Environment

    Creating a professional impression
    Freshening the room
    Layout and refreshments
    Be there to greet
    Mobile phones and pagers

  • Attending the Meeting

    Where to sit
    Finding out who's who
    Not understanding
    Hearing
    Minuting an argument
    Skivvying
    Coping with numbers/figures
    Maintaining concentration and focus
    Contributing minute taker

  • Taking Notes

    The mechanics of writing
    Taking notes
    Looking as well as listening
    The message not the words
    Developing the skills

  • Structuring Notes

    Following the agenda
    Structuring the notes
    Using the structure

  • Writing up the Minutes

    Speeding up the process
    If you can't type them for a few days
    Get the chairperson's approval
    Dealing with amendments

  • Style of Minutes

    Summary
    Verbatim
    Action

  • Recording Decisions and Actions

    The action triangle
    Where there is no outcome
    Layout of action points
    Where there are several action points

  • Layout

    Page layout and headings
    Layout for 'present' etc
    Numbering

  • Business English for Minutes

    Vocabulary and spelling
    Abbreviations
    Punctuation
    Hyphens
    Exclamation marks

 

Public Scheduled Course Dates

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
Date Location Price
13 Sep 2024
Virtual
£275
03 Dec 2024
Durham
£325
05 Feb 2025
Virtual
£275
16 May 2025
Newcastle
£405
12 Sep 2025
Virtual
£275
02 Dec 2025
Durham
£325

Private Training

Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.
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  • Virtual Training

I always find training on Teams quite difficult, but I really enjoyed this one and felt that I gained a lot from it.

S. HMP Isle of Wight, Minute Taking

I found the whole course very interesting and informative. I will take a completely different approach to meetings in the future.

S. HMP Isle of Wight, Minute Taking

The course was delivered by a lovely tutor who really enjoys what she does. This was evident through out the course which made it a lovely experience for me

J.E. HMP Full Sutton, HMP Gartree, Minute Taking

Minute taking is a really good course not only for minute takers. The chair of the meetings would find this course really useful too.

J.E. HMP Full Sutton, HMP Gartree, Minute Taking

Really good course

J.E. HMP Full Sutton, HMP Gartree, Minute Taking

I really enjoyed the entire course and found it really interesting. The trainer was very engaging and made it fun.

S.B. HMP Full Sutton, HMP Gartree, Minute Taking

Have had quite a bit of clerking and minuting experience previously but this was a good all around refresher of key skills, things to think about and new ways of working when it comes to minuting

I.T. HMPPS, Minute Taking

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable I felt there was good networking via the facilitator and group along with many hints and tips

S.M. Health Education England, Minute Taking

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable How to work out what is good and what does not need to be put into the final draft

L.T. Direct Rail Services, Minute Taking

Our tutor was fantastic really knowledgeable and enthusiastic

K.J. Direct Rail Services, Minute Taking

Confidence has grown and I'm raring to go. I came confused and left armed with information and knowledge

K.J. Direct Rail Services, Minute Taking

What were the most useful aspects of the course Learning how to cut down notes to make minutes more readable and easy to understand

R.R. NHS County Durham & Darlington Foundation Trus, Minute Taking

What were the most useful aspects of the course To see that we all had the same issues as no formal training had been done before. These issues can with the help of the course now be sorted.

H.D. Her Majestys Prison and Probation Service, Minute Taking

Content exceeded my expectations and handouts were informative

V.E. Her Majestys Prison and Probation Service, Minute Taking

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Public Scheduled Course Dates

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
Date Location Price
13 Sep 2024
Virtual
£275
03 Dec 2024
Durham
£325
05 Feb 2025
Virtual
£275
16 May 2025
Newcastle
£405
12 Sep 2025
Virtual
£275
02 Dec 2025
Durham
£325

Private Training

Flexible dates, location and content. All prices exclude VAT.

 

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