Welcome to Effective Minute Writing
This course looks at how you can write good minutes for your meetings
in an easy-to-read style, describing how agendas and minutes are related and
demonstrating appropriate formats and templates. The course can be used in
conjunction with the course on Meeting Skills which can also be
found in the Kaya catalogue.
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Is this course for me? This course is suitable for professionals of any level who want to write effective and informative minutes
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How will I benefit from this course? On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Identify what minutes are
- Outline what the minute taker should do
- Distribute minutes
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How long will it take? This course should take you around 15 minutes to complete.
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How much does it cost? This course is free!
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Will I get a certificate at the end? Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have have completed all of the modules within the course.
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How do I start? Scroll to the top of the page and click on the Join course button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.
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- Identify what minutes are
- Outline what the minute taker should do
- Distribute minutes
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