TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gutmann, Joanna
TI  - Taking Minutes of Meetings
SN  - 9780749458928 0749458925 9780749456573 0749456574
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Philadelphia : 
PB  - Kogan Page
KW  - Business meetings
N1  - Taking Minutes of Meetings is an accessible reference guide following the whole meeting cycle. Starting with organizing a meeting, it goes on to give reliable, hands-on advice about the sections of a meeting; the agenda; personal preparation; taking notes; accuracy; structuring notes; writing up the minutes and recording decisions and actions. It is aimed at anyone new to taking minutes and professionals looking to brush up their technique.; Background. Cycle of a meeting : the participants --
Arranging a meeting. Who will attend : administration --
Sections of a meeting --
Agenda. Agenda styles --
Personal preparation --
Creating the right environment --
Attending the meeting --
Taking notes. The message, not the words --
Structuring notes --
Writing up the minutes --
The minutes. Styles of minutes : common questions about minutes : useful words for minutes --
Recording decisions and actions --
Layout and numbering. Layout : numbering : look at the picture --
Impact of the freedom of information act on minutes. Exempt information : impact on meeting papers : referencing meeting papers : writing minutes --
Business English for minutes. Sentences : paragraphs : plain English : problem punctuation --
Building confidence
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