Meetings and Minute Taking for Secretaries and PAs
Learn how to take minutes in any meeting quickly, professionally and in such a way that you can produce clear action minutes for the attendees without missing anything important.
This comprehensive one day Minute Taking workshop, with plenty of practical sessions, will enable delegates to attend meetings with confidence, including the taking, preparing and distributing of clear, concise and accurate meeting minutes.
Minute taking skills.
Key learning areas covered during this Minute Taking course include:
Understanding various types of meetings and the roles and objectives of the people who attend them so that you can prepare the right type of minutes
Differentiating between your activities at a formal vs. an informal meeting
A checklist of the key things to arrange before, during and after a meeting
Knowing how a basic meeting should run, and how it achieves its objectives
Appreciating the objectives of the "Notice of a Meeting", writing an effective Notice and outline and a guidelines for distributing Notices of Meetings
Understanding how to prepare a meeting agenda and know the guidelines for compiling and distributing effective agendas
Being familiar with the preparation of various types of minutes and demonstrate effective minute taking skills, practiced in a structured role-play situation
Displaying more advanced Minute Taking skills using an unstructured role-play exercise
Understanding the most commonly used meeting terminology and jargon
Being familiar with the workings of formal meetings, such as Annual General Meetings, and the role of a Secretary at these meetings
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Sica's Guesthouse, Durban
Cost: R2,650 Excluding VAT
Date: 19 March 2014
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Corporate Conference Center, Johannesburg
Cost: R2,650 Excluding VAT
Date: 14 April 2014
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Belmont Square Conference Center, Cape Town
Cost: R2,650 Excluding VAT