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    Learn how to write meeting agendas

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    Identify the actions required to prepare and set up the meeting effectively

Minute Taking Training is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to take effective notes or minutes in the business meetings. We at Datrix Training ensures that the delegates are up to date with the latest technology and best practice guidelines. This course is intended for the professionals who are responsible for documenting meetings and recording actions needed. It is crucial to update minute taking skills to ensure that the delegates are aware of the new ways of working. During the training, our instructor will help the delegates to go through every concept and terminology of minute taking in detail.

Who should take this course

Minute Taking Training is aimed at professionals who are required to take notes or minutes in the meeting. This training can benefit a variety of people including Pas, Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and more. This training is very useful for those who want to produce professional and comprehensive minutes with confidence.

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Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this course.

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What Will You Learn

Upon successful completion of the course, the delegates will gain a thorough understanding of:

  • minute taking, its importance and role of a minute taker in business meetings
  • preparatory stages including creating templates, preparing agendas, researching and gathering the documents that are required in the meeting
  • Dos and don’ts of the meeting
  • what to include in the meeting, what are the focus areas and other aspects that should be taken care of during the meeting
  • how to produce “final minutes”
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What's included

  Course Overview

Minute taking is an essential part of business meetings. The minute-taker should know how to produce brief and easy-to-understand minutes so that it can help in the decision-making process of the business.

Our Minute Taking training will train the delegates to be confident and skilled minute taker. The delegates will understand the importance of minute taking and its practices. During the training program, the delegates will learn about the minute-taking process in detail. The course covers everything the delegate needs to know about minute taking including preparing minutes, taking notes within the meeting, and more.  

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  Course Content

Minute Taking Training includes the following topics:

Introduction

This module covers the introduction of the minute taking. The delegates will get familiar with the importance of minute taking and will also recognise what needs to be recorded in the minute-taking process.

  • Overview of minute taking
  • Importance of minute taking
  • Role of minute taker
  • What needs to be recorded?

Preparation

This module includes preparing and reading agenda, preparing templates and more.

  • Preparing the agenda
  • Agenda items
  • Reading the agenda
  • Preparing templates
  • Research
  • Preparing equipment
  • Avoiding unnecessary equipment

Organisational Tips

This module includes various tips and tricks required to make effective minutes.

  • Before the meeting
  • At the meeting
  • After the meeting

Minute Styles

This module includes various styles of minutes including formal, informal and more.

  • Choosing a style
  • Informal minutes
  • Action minutes
  • Formal minutes
  • Recording motions and resolutions
  • What to record

Techniques for preparing minutes

This module includes the major techniques required for preparing minutes. It also includes writing and editing minutes.

  • Top techniques for preparing minutes
  • Writing minutes
  • Editing minutes

Interactive Meetings

This module covers the role of facilitator and minute taker at the time of minute taking. The delegates will get familiar with how to take minutes in the interactive meeting.

  • Taking minutes in an interactive meeting
  • The role of the Facilitator
  • The role of the Minute Taker
  • The minute book
  • Developing your minute taking skills

Listening Skills

This module includes an introduction to the various skills required for active listening.

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

Located in Berkshire, Reading is a large and historically significant town. It was an important center of trade as well as religion in the medieval period. The Reading Abbey, still has its  12th century abbey gateway and significant ruins intact. Due to the English Civil War the town was damaged severely, causing a significant loss in trade. Reading also played an important role in the Revolution of 1688. It is where the revolution's only significant military action was took place. The Great Western Railway , the brewing business, baking and seed growing all happened in 19th century. Now,Reading boasts of being a  major commercial centre, that involves information technology and insurance. Reading   has, despite its nearness to London, a net inward traveler flow.

 

Reading came up as a settlement way  back in the 8th century. It had become the largest town in Berkshire by 1525 and had a population of around 5000 in the early 17th Century. It was in the 18th century that major iron works in the town came up and the city saw the growth of the brewing business for which Reading is known till date. It was in the 19th century that Reading saw the growth of manufacturing business also.

Economy

Reading is a vital commercial centre in the Thames Valley and Southern England. It is home to the headquarters of many British companies and UK offices of foreign multinationals. It is also a  major retail centre. Daily Reading has an inflow of 30,000 commuters as compared to 24,000 departures. Large companies such as  Microsoft and Oracle  have their headquarters in Reading. Other businesses in Reading are Prudential, PepsiCo and Wrigley. In 2007, an independent poll placed Reading 16th in a league table of best performing retail centres in the UK.

Culture

Reading is known for its Reading Beer Festival which was first held in 1994 and is now known to be one of the largest beer festivals in the UK. It takes place at King's Meadow for the five days immediately preceding the May Day bank holiday every year.  Reading Pride also takes place at Reading, an annual LGBTA festival in Kings Meadow.

 

Museums

The Museum of Reading  contains galleries that showcase the history of Reading . The museum is also home to the excavations of Calleva Atrebatum. It also houses a full-size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, an art collection, and galleries relating to Huntley and Palmers.

Located in East Reading, The Museum of English Rural Life,is dedicated to the changing face of rural England. It also has collections of public value. It is not only owned but also managed by the University of Reading. The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, the Cole Musum of Zoology and the Harris Botanic Gardens are also under the same management. All these museums can be found on the university's Whiteknights Campus.

There is also a small Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock which tells one about Reading's two rivers, the Thames and the Kennet. The Museum of Berkshire Aviation  houses a collection of aircraft and other aviation accessories.

 

 

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