Writing Effective Minutes of Meetings

This is a practical course which focuses on skills required to record meetings efficiently and to write up the minutes of meetings accurately, clearly and concisely.

Participants can expect to:
- Understand and appreciate the importance of well written minutes for their organizations and for themselves
- Learn the skills for record accurately and efficiently the contents of and directions taken at meetings
- Write minutes of meetings that are accurate, clear and concise and which meet the needs and expectations of the organizations
- Write minutes utilizing formal and informal formats for minutes
- Learn the appropriate minutes writing style using the correct grammar, sentence structure, tone and stylistic conventions of the English language

Methodology
The course will use a hands-on approach to maximize practice. Exercises will be given to reinforce understanding of every topic with actual examples provided by the organization. Participants will be shown good and bad examples of minutes writing and re-write the latter examples to improve them. Immediate feedback is given by the instructor after every practice session. Appropriate videos on minutes-taking may also be shown to stimulate discussion and to reinforce understanding.

17 to 18 December 2008
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Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Venue: NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre
Fee: Standard: SGD$590.00 NTU Alumni: SGD$472.00 Group (3 & above): SGD$531.00


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