- Duration: 2 days
Course overview
Minute Taking for Meetings and workshop has been developed to prepare office professionals with the skills they need to effectively run meetings and keep accurate minutes.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
• Understand the purpose and objectives of taking minutes
• Understand different types of minutes
• Plan and prepare communications prior to meetings
• Produce well-constructed agenda in the correct time frame.
• Optimizing resources
• Prepare correct and sufficient equipment required for minute taking
• Understand the importance of accurate recording and producing of concise minute that reflect proceedings.
• Distribute minutes to the correct list, different methods of distribution and the importance of keeping to a time-frame
Course conten
Module 1 – What is a meeting?
1. What is a meeting?
2. Different types of meetings
3. The roles and functions of the chairperson and secretary
4. Notice of the meeting
5. The meeting agenda
• Module 2 – During the meeting
1. Parliamentary procedure
2. Meeting order of business
3. Meeting protocol: Motion, Debate Amendment, Point of Order, Voting, Resolution
• Module 3 – Minute taking and circulating
1. What are meeting minutes?
2. Preparing for taking minutes
3. Compiling minutes
4. Approval and adoption of the minutes
5. Meeting minutes checklist
Target audience
This course is designed for office professionals who are responsible for meeting management, agendas, procedures and minute taking.
Training Methodology
State-of-the-art business facilitation methods are transferred by means of short, focused presentations which are followed by experiential learning workshop sessions. In these sessions, the knowledge gained is applied to real-world examples and case studies. Rapid learning of the methods and techniques is achieved by means of group work, individual work, participant discussion, facilitator interaction and constructive feedback.
WHY STUDY WITH US?
Diamond Training Institute give you the opportunity to further your education and acquire the knowledge and skills that are relevant in the workplace.
ON-TRACK FOR GROWTH
The individual leaves this course with a Personal Action Plan to encourage immediate transfer of training to the job.
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