Why attend our Minute Taking Made Easy workshop?

Here's what you'll learn:

How To Set Yourself Up For Success

Ever had to take minutes with no warning? What should you do? Or, have you been appointed minute taker because no one else will do it? We'll discuss how to be as prepared as possible, so you prevent complications instead of setting yourself up for disaster, including:

Questions to ask
Before-the-meeting checklist (a valuable tool you can use over and over!)

Listening Skills

Listening is an art! How do you focus on what is important with everyone speaking at the same time? How do you know what is important and what isn't? Together, we'll complete a listening skills inventory so you can evaluate your own skills, identify your weak spots—and avoid the pitfalls in your next meeting! Listen and you will learn all about:

What active listening is, and how to practice it
Why don't we listen, and miss important points
How to use listening responses

The Right Organization

The format for minutes isn't one-size-fits-all. We'll discuss various styles so you can feel confident that your minutes are a real reflection of what happened, and that they contain all the important information. Make it easy with helpful tips on:

How not to get stuck taking a transcript, and focus on highlights
Creating a report, action log or executive summary from your minutes
How to organize minutes – plus a set of tips that can be used for any kind of business writing

Your Takeaways

You'll leave Minute Taking Made Easy with skills that you can use immediately to take accurate minutes. You'll boost your confidence, your skills will be up to date, and you'll have a great set of resources you won't find in any bookstore.

Throughout the day, you'll get lots of practice and an abundance of "make it easier" tips. The workshop includes minute-taking exercises, group activities, immediate learning application and open Q&A to maximize the learning. This isn't a day spent on theory, but a day designed to have immediate impact—so you'll succeed in doing a difficult job right, and enjoy doing it!

Who Should Attend

If you take minutes now, or see minute-taking in your future, this workshop is for you. Whether you have no experience or 20 years under your belt, you'll learn the tips and tricks that will make minute taking easier and consume less time.

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