Taking Clear & Concise Meeting Notes - A Practical Workshop

Introduction

Very few people ever volunteer to take the notes in meetings, because it is reckoned to be one of the most laborious tasks in business. It is however an essential function, so if your job does require you to do this then this course will take much of the pain away.

This course will show you best practice for taking shorthand meeting notes; and how to present notes in a clear and succinct format.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

• How to precis ideas
• Making notes as concise as possible
• Essential preparation steps
• Creating your own shorthand
• Using mind maps
• Exercises in writing succinctly
• Video exercise - taking notes of a meeting and writing them up
• Note taking exercise 1 - taking notes of a video meeting and writing them up
• Note taking exercise 2 - taking notes of a live meeting and writing them up
• Questions