Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

• Recognize the importance of minute-taking.
• Develop key minute-taking skills, including listening skills, criticalthinking, and organization.
• Be able to resolve many of the complaints that affect minute-takers.
• Be able to write minutes that are suitable for formal meetings, semiformal meetings, and action minutes.
• Be an efficient minute-taker in any type of meeting.
• Be able to prepare and maintain a minute book

What Topics are Covered?

• The role of a minute taker
• The skills of a minute taker
• Meeting agreements
• Minute styles (formal, informal, and action)
• What do I record?
• Techniques for preparing minutes
• The minute book
• Taking minutes in an interactive meeting