Effective Minute Taking

Welcome coffee & registration

What are minutes and why are they kept?

• Primary purpose of minutes.

• The legal requirements.

• The Luxembourg view.

The role of the minute taker

• How to be proactive as a minute taker.

The problems with minute taking

• Personal and organisational

Coffee break

The agenda

• Analysing the agenda from minute taker's perspective.

The skills of effective minute taking

• Preparation for the note taking phase.

• The importance of developing a note taking strategy.

• Key Skills for note taking.

• Visual recording.

Lunch break

Listening for minute takers

• The importance of active listening.

The skills of effective minute writing

• Preparation for the minute writing phase.

• Constructing the final minutes

Coffee break

Roundtable discussion

The self-confident minute taker

• Essential personal skills for confident minute taking.

• How to grow in self-confidence?

Points for personal application

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