Taking Minutes Of Meetings

By (author) Gutmann Joanna
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Get to grips with the minute-taking process from start to finish with this exhaustive guide in pocket form.
Description
Taking Minutes of Meetings guides you through the entire process behind minute taking: arranging the meeting; writing the agenda; creating the optimum environment; structuring the meeting and writing notes up accurately. The minute-taker is one of the most important and powerful people in a meeting and you can use this opportunity to develop your knowledge, broaden your horizons and build credibility within the organization. Taking Minutes of Meetings is an easy to read ''dip-in, dip-out'' guide which shows you how to confidently arrange meetings and produce minutes. It provides hands-on advice about the sections of a meeting as well as tips on how to create an agenda, personal preparation, best practice advice on taking notes and how to improve your accuracy. Brand new chapters of this 4th edition include guidance on using technology to maximize effectiveness and practical help with taking minutes for a variety of different types of meetings. The creating success series of books... With over one million copies sold, the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics and is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors and business experts. This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features, practical content and inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers.
Table of contents

• • Chapter - 0: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 1: Background;
  • Chapter - 2: Arranging a meeting;
  • Chapter - 3: Sections of a meeting;
  • Chapter - 4: Agenda;
  • Chapter - 5: Personal preparation;
  • Chapter - 6: Attending the meeting;
  • Chapter - 7: Working effectively with the chairperson and group;
  • Chapter - 8: Taking notes;
  • Chapter - 9: Structuring notes;
  • Chapter - 10: Writing up the minutes;
  • Chapter - 11: The minutes;
  • Chapter - 12: Recording decisons and actions;
  • Chapter - 13: Layout and numbering;
  • Chapter - 14: Minutes for different types of meeting;

Biographical note
Joanna Gutmann is a freelance training consultant specialising in office communication. She has a background in secretarial work, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). You can visit her website at http://www.joanna-gutmann.co.uk/ . To download Joanna''s handy app for help with punctuation, visit:http://www.joanna-gutmann.co.uk/dotsandsquiggles/
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Is one of the most popular minute-taking books available on the market and offers an exhaustive guide to this essential role still often misunderstood
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New to this edition: Covers content on how to work best with a chair, how to manage productive and efficient meeting behaviour, how to participate as well as minute the meeting, and covers a greater differentiation between the different types of meetings and their differing needs
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Provides hands-on advice about how to arrange meetings, the sections of a meeting and producing minutes