MINUTE TAKERS WORKSHOP:

Program Details Program Code:
School: MacMillian Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Credential: Ontario College Certificate
Program Type: Business
Program Length: 16 Hrs.
Location: College Campus/Online
COST: $175

OVERVEIW: 

This intensive one-day training course has been designed to develop an understanding of the role of a minute taker, to recognize the importance of minute taking, and to teach essential techniques for producing minutes that include all the information required, in the most suitable format for the occasion. There is also some discussion of how to overcome some of the problems that arise in the role.

COURSE OUTLINE
Minute Taking Training Course Outline
The Role of a Minute Taker

• What is a Minute Taker?
• Problems and Solutions
• The Skills of a Minute Taker
• Meeting Agreements

Minutes Styles

• Choosing a Style
• Formal Minutes
• Action Minutes
• Informal Minutes
• Recording Motions and Resolutions
• What to Record

Techniques for Preparing Minutes

• Writing Minutes
• Editing Minutes

Interactive Meetings

• Taking Minutes in an Interactive Meeting
• The Role of the Facilitator in an Interactive Meeting
• Members more able to Participate
• The Role of the Minute Taker at an Interactive Meeting
• The Minute Book

Developing your Minute Taking Skills

• Appearances
• A Personal Action Plan

Listening Skills

• Active Listening
• Repercussions of Poor Listening
• Non-verbal Communication Skills
• Paralinguistic
• Background Interference
• Surrounding Interferences
• Misunderstandings, Misconceptions and Poor Judgement
• Judgemental Interference
• Avoid Misunderstanding

Minutes for informal meetings

Techniques for preparing minutes

Editing minutes

The Minute Book

Taking minutes in an interactive meeting

Handling common problems experienced while taking minutes