Minute taking tips

As any PA knows, taking minutes is a challenging and essential skill. This guide provides some handy tips on getting it right, every time.   Do your research Our PAs have suggested that the toughest aspect of taking minutes is understanding what is being discussed – summarising information you don’t understand is particularly tough when you’re having to summarise it rapidly. As is often the case, the key is doing your research. Find out as much as you can beforehand, and try to familiarise yourself with the terminology that will be used. And if you haven’t got time to prepare, ...

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Minute Taking Guidance

Minutes serve as legal binding documents in many situations and in many organizations and can be produced as evidence of certain discussions and decisions when there are legal challenges in the future. A common job duty of administrative and EAs is to be able to take effective meeting minutes. Whether you are taking minutes at a team meeting or a meeting of the Board of Directors, the skills are pretty much the same.   The following is a guide for making this task easier:    Before the meeting.  Choose your tool: Decide how you will take notes, i.e. pen and paper, ...

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