Course description
Minute Taking | Master Minute Taking
In-House Minute Taking Skills Training | 1 Day Courses
Minute Taking Courses
In the UK, it is a legal requirement to take minutes at board meetings, and you should also perform that task during any meeting in which attendees vote on action points. Learning the skills to take effective minutes with Keys Training® shows that you’ve taken one of the best minute-taking training courses available.
Comprehensive instructor-led courses available at all levels:
- Introduction to Minute Taking
- Intermediate Minute Taking Skills
- Advanced Minute-Taking Skills
Reasons Why Meeting Minutes Are Important
- Meeting minutes offer legal protection
- They provide structure
- They drive action
- Meeting minutes act as a measuring stick
- They state ownership
Minute Taking Training with Keys Training®
This course is a highly recognised course for companies and organisations, over the last 20 years we have delivered training courses to The NHS, Councils, Government Agencies, Charities and Commercial Companies.
We specialise in creating and delivering focused one-day instructor-led minute taking courses to organisations across the UK.
Attending this course will help you acquire the in-depth knowledge and skills required to understand the tasks involved in taking meetings minutes.
Our highly expert trainers have specially designed this course to provide tips and tricks to develop minute-taking skills in individuals, which will help you become an effective Minute Taker in the workplace.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
This course will benefit all individuals whose role in the workplace includes responsibility for taking and preparing Minutes.
Participants new to Minute taking will have an opportunity to gain in confidence as they develop their skills during the day.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course participants will have gained the following benefits:
- Produce accurate, well-structured minutes and notes
- Work effectively with the chair of the meeting
- Identify and overcome listening and concentration issues
- Extract the key points and include them in the record/ minutes
- Be able to write minutes in professional written English
- Developed an appreciation of the importance of preparation before the meeting
- Practised improving listening skills
- Gained an understanding of what needs to be recorded
- Practised taking down the notes
- Looked at how to produce the final professional document
Training Course Content
- Preparation for the Meeting
- Administration for the meeting
- Meeting documentation
- Setting the Agenda
- Different styles of Agenda
- Preparing an Agenda
- Distributing the documentation
- During the Meeting
- Identifying participants
- Listening and summarising
- Different styles of notes
- Writing the Minutes
- Different styles of Minutes
- Sections of Minutes
- Writing clearly and concisely
- Decisions and actions
- Action plan
- Drawing up an action plan
- Refining your technique
Course delivery details
There are 3 ways our trainers can teach these Minute Taking skills – training at your premises as an in-house tailored course, delivering regular one-day scheduled public courses at our venues, or delivering remotely via Zoom and Teams.
This training is an Instructor-led in-house training course. Our trainers have over 15 years of experience in delivering Minute Taking Skills training to a wide variety of organisations, helping them take effective Minutes.
Why choose Keys Training
Over 25 years’ experience of delivering quality Microsoft & Business Skills training.
All Trainers are Microsoft Certified or equivalent.
Scheduled Public and Tailored In-house training throughout the UK.
Reviews
Average rating 5
Just what I needed to enhance my skills - thanks to Bernie!
Beneficial and insightful session with Christine.
Expenses
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Keys Training
Keys Training® provides a Business Skills Training Service throughout the UK. We specialise in delivering one-day instructor-led courses that cover Microsoft Office and Personal Development Skills. Our training courses can be delivered on your site, at one of our venues...
The trainer, Bernie, had an approach that kept the session engaging and informative.