As a result:
This course is only available as a private booking for an individual or group.
Our private courses can run online, in-person at your offices or at one of our training centres.
Please contact us for full details.
This full-day training course covers all aspects of minute taking in detail.
We also offer private training. Contact us for more details about how we can create a customised course, designed just for you and your organisation.
Where you are booking 2 or more people onto the same course we offer group discounts. Please contact us for more details.
This effective meetings course combines minute taking and chairing meetings training.
Learn how to run & follow up meetings that get things done.
All the interaction that was encouraged. Jo is a brilliant educator and is very encouraging.
Sally Trollip, Surrey & Borders PartnershipI feel more confident now to be able to stop meeting and ask if I don't understand or don't hear something. It was good to hear other peoples problems and tips and know that I am not alone with my feelings and insecurities in meetings
Lead Admin & PA to AMD, Surrey & Borders PartnershipGreat to have a small group to train with. Gave the trainer more time to focus on our individual questions and gave enough time to fully explain these to use in a clear and thought out way.
David Callander, City Electrical FactorsBeing able to interact and share experiences was great. Jo is super friendly and approachable which made the whole session really enjoyable
Tian Hudson, Office Administrator, Maven SecuritiesTrainer was very informative,and let conversations on people experiences flow, bringing the course content all together. The booklet with information and further books to help was very good. Would highly recommend. I would see what other courses are available too.
Georgia Day, EA to COO and Head of GBDBeing a small group, made the course very interactive and more informal which is a great way of learning. We were able to talk freely and learn a lot from each other, not just in terms of minute taking. The trainer was very nice and was able to offer great advice that I can take away from the course and put into my day to day working life.
Chloe Tulino, EA & Team Secretary, Maven SecuritiesThe best bit was talking to others about their experiences.
Receptionist / Administrator, Surrey & Borders PartnershipEverything covered in the course was great
Rashid Ibrahim, IT Training ManagerLooking for private group training or a 1-2-1 session?
Our custom courses are organised on dates to suit you, either at your office or ours whichever you’d prefer.
Our free pre-course reviews ensure that custom courses focus on the exact topics that you need to cover.
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Everything you need for a great day's training.
A full-colour manual to keep
A USB stick to take documents home on
Pens, pads and stationery
Plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits.
6 months post-course support
A modern, comfortable air-conditioned training room
We have put in place a number of Covid measures.
• Desk distancing complies with guidelines
• Hand sanitiser and facemasks available
• All training equipment and furniture sanitised thoroughly after use
• Communal areas in building regularly disinfected
Our online training is designed to re-create the classroom experience as closely as possible.
It is a live training session using Zoom or Teams and the trainer is there throughout.
We encourage participation and questions throughout.
It is work noting, the trainers like to see you! They much prefer it if you have a camera on so they can see you as well as you being able to see them.
Yes. We provide everyone who completes one of our courses with a certificate of attendance.
Minute taking is like many skills. It’s difficult when you start but with practice becomes far easier.
The problem that many people have is that they’re not clear on what they’re trying to achieve.
So when learning the first task is to get clear on what you are trying to achieve – clear, useful minutes – and then taking minutes becomes more straightforward.
There are obviously a fair few other things involved but just that one step will make a big difference.
The simple rule is that all attendees for a meeting should receive the minutes.
In addition, a usual attendee who couldn’t attend for some reason should receive the minutes as the meeting will impact them when they attend in future.
Other people who you should consider sending minutes to will depend on the structure of the organisation that you work for.
In the UK companies are required by law to take and maintain minutes of their board meetings.
For other organisations taking minutes is widely accepted as good practice but not mandated by law.
Meeting minutes should allow someone not at the meeting to understand how the decisions made at the meeting were reached.
This will obviously vary meeting to meeting.
Meetings discussing contentious matters will be more detailed than meetings where there was general agreement on the matters discussed.
Please call us if you would like to discuss this.
If you are looking for a quick introduction to taking minutes then our half day workshop would be the best course for you.
If you are looking for a full course covering minute taking in detail then our one day minute taking course would be the best course for you.
If you are looking for training covering both minute taking and also running meetings better our effective meetings course would be the best course for you.
