Taking Minutes of Meetings: How to Take Efficient Notes that Make Sense and Support Meetings that Matter: 149 (Creating Success, 149) - Softcover

Gutmann, Joanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749486171 ISBN 13: 9780749486174

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

Taking Minutes of Meetings guides you through the entire process of minute taking: arranging the meeting; writing the agenda; creating the optimum environment; structuring the meeting and writing notes up accurately. The often misunderstood role of minute-taker is one of the most important and powerful in a meeting, and this book will help you excel at this crucial skill, allowing you to build your career and credibility.

Taking Minutes of Meetings is an easy to read 'dip-in, dip-out' guide, providing 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. Fully updated for 2019, this 5th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips, as well as guidance on using technology effectively and minutes for different types of meetings.

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About this title

Book Description

Provides hands-on advice about how to arrange and structure meetings and produce minutes

Is part of the bestselling Creating Success series, which has sold over 1,000,000 copies and contains practical advice on essential and value-adding work skills to help you develop your career

Features free download: meeting preparation checklist

New to this edition: New and improved practical features to aid learning, including useful templates, top tips, and interactive, reflective exercises

About the Author

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).

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0749486171
• ISBN 13: 9780749486174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 200