Content

• Meeting minutes: purpose and contents
• Meeting agenda
• Different meeting room layout options
• Aspects of preparation: organization, equipment, people
• Key information and objectives to keep in mind
• The importance of the relationship with the meeting facilitator
• Active and selective listening
• What to note, and how to make note of it
• Taking notes effectively
• Sticking to the basics
• Creating and using your own list of abbreviations
• Reviewing and organizing your notes
• General principles of readability
• Techniques for adopting a concise and readable style

General Note

We invite you to bring an example of notes you have taken during a particular meeting as well as the resulting minutes. This will enable us to better target your needs.