Effective Minute Taking Half-Day Workshop

In this half-day Effective Minute Taking workshop, you will examine the whole minute taking process. This includes the preparation needed before the meeting begins, writing the minutes, and how to write up, correct and confirm the minutes after the meeting. You will also will look at ways to save time when note-taking and how to reduce the stress people experience when taking minutes.

Course Overview

Prices

  • Standard Price

    £360*

  • SME
    Fewer than 250 staff

    £308*

  • Public Sector Price

    £265*

  • Large Charity
    Over 31+ staff

    £200*

  • Small Charity
    Fewer than 30 staff

    £150*

  • *Per person, excluding VAT

  • Duration

    0.5 day

  • Location

    Interactive online sessions delivered via Zoom. The link is sent to you after booking.

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Course Overview

Our half-day minute taking workshop is currently only available for private group bookings, either held online through Face-to-Face Live Online Learning or in the classroom at Happy or your workplace.

This workshop will examine the preparations needed before a meeting; clarify the purpose of minutes; explore the role during meetings; and planning after the meeting.

What you will learn

By the end of this half-day workshop, you will be able:

  • To understand the role of minute taker 
  • To be aware of the different forms of minuting possible 
  • To be able to select the appropriate form for the context 
  • To increase participants’ confidence in minute taking 

Themes covered

This half-day workshop will consider:

  • Preparation
  • Identifying areas of concern
  • How and what to record
  • Dealing with problems that may arise
  • Writing up, correcting and confirming
  • Common difficulties

The learning will be through interactive workshops delivered live through Zoom.

Our approach to programme delivery

Every programme is designed to ensure complete individual involvement and participation, it will stimulate your thinking and challenge you. The key focus is on practical skills and real outcomes throughout. The content will involve an innovative and engaging blend of activities so that you can directly apply it to your current performance and your future success.

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We also offer 1-to-1 Executive Coaching which can provide you with an insightful and structured space to discover and develop yourself further in order to achieve even more positive results.

Group Learning Events

Looking for a private group event for your team, or even your whole organisation?

We can organise a date that works for you, and we can tailor the content to your team. Our private workshops can be held online, inhouse at your workplace or here at Happy's HQ in London.

Find out more and enquire now

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See our available course dates below, or contact us for bespoke options.

Half-Day Face-to-Face Live Online Session (Webinar)
There are currently no upcoming public course dates available. Please email our team on hello@happy.co.uk and register your interest for this course. We'll let you know as soon as a date is available.

Not sure if this workshop is right for you? Call us:

020 7375 7300

Why choose Happy?

  • Learn the skills you need to succeed
  • Fun and interactive workshops, whether online or face-to-face
  • Learn in a confidential environment with our experienced facilitators
  • Small class sizes to give personal one-to-one support
  • Private group options available
  • No quibble money-back guarantee on all courses

The Small Print

For Face-to-Face Live Online Learning

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Please reserve the session in your diary for the learning. This will allow you to join the interactive workshops and have time to reflect and do the assignments in between. We believe immersing yourself in the content for a whole day will create deep learning and lasting impact. 

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera — if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:30pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9.45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with our friendly team.

Did you know...

...it pays to write less and listen more?

If you're trying to write everything down, you're more likely to miss important bits of information.

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