Have you ever left a meeting feeling a bit unclear about some key decisions or about who was responsible to do what? Enter the writer of the meeting minutes! Most of these writers are on their own to come up with the concise, accurate meeting minutes we all want when our own memories get fuzzy or when legal authorities want facts. This interactive seminar provides the tools these writers need.

With meetings taking more and more of our work time, concise and accurate records of discussions, decisions, action items, responsibilities, and dates are valuable work products. Increased legal scrutiny of company documents has made reliable meeting minutes essential.

This interactive half-day seminar is designed for employees who are responsible for capturing key meeting highlights and relevant facts and then summarizing them for distribution. The goal of the seminar is for minute-takers to document important decisions and essential details concisely in a visual format that allows quick and easy retrieval.

Participants receive a laminated seminar summary card and two other job aids, MeetingFile© and a Topic Template. We recommend a group of up to 16 participants.

Seminar Topics

• Assessing the skill set for taking minutes

• Focusing on reader needs

• Listening for relevant content

• Using a note-taking method to summarize information efficiently and effectively

• Writing accurate notes quickly

• Choosing a template that highlights essential information

• Using electronic tools for taking minutes

• Examining techniques for taking minutes during videoconferences

• Editing for conciseness, completeness, and correctness