Course description
Minute Taking Skills
Minute Taking Skills | 1 Day Course | Up To 8 Attenddes
This minute taking course will benefit all individuals whose role in the workplace includes responsibility for taking and preparing Minutes. Delegates will learn how to structure quality minutes, techniques to record information concisely, and gain confidence as they develop their skills during the day.
This one-day instructor-led course has been designed to enable participants to understand and practice the skills needed for preparing accurate and effective Minutes of meetings, conferences, and presentations.
We deliver minute-taking courses to organisations across the UK, including:
- The NHS
- Councils
- Government Agencies
- Charities
- Commercial Companies
Over the years we have developed and improved this course to ensure that attendees can take minutes in an effective manner. This course involves lots of practice and feedback to ensure these skills are mastered.
By the end of the course, delegates will have gained the following benefits:
- 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 minutes
- Looked at how to produce the final professional document
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 orginsations, 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 4.9
Expenses
£695.00 PLUS VAT (MAXIMUM 8 ATTENDEES)
As this is an in-house course we are more than happy to tailor this for your team. By covering the topics that would be of most benefit.
WE PROVIDE ALL ATTENDEES WITH:
- A course completion certificate for their training records
- Quality reference material for future use and recapping topics learned within the training day
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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...