Minute Taking Courses

GA Training’s 1 day Minute Taking Courses will enable you to take the minutes of any type of meeting with speed, accuracy and most of all, total confidence - every time.

Whether you are new to taking minutes or have been doing the job for a while and would like to formalise your skills, this highly effective and engaging course will be just right for you.

It doesn’t just end with attendance at the course either…

1 Day Course with 12 Months Free Minute Taking Support

Every attendee at a GA Training minute taking course will have ongoing direct access to their trainer for a whole year after the training has taken place.

This can simply be done over the telephone or by posting a message for your trainer online, using the purpose built GA Training mentor room.

The GA Training promise to you
We promise that our minute taking course will actually make the whole process of taking minutes enjoyable
– yes really!

Don’t just take our word for it here is a comment from a recent attendee at one of our minute taking courses:

“I just wanted to thank GA for the excellent Minute Taking course I recently attended. The trainer was fantastic and the structure of the course was great. I am actually genuinely looking forward to my next meeting and fully intend to put all of the learning into practice.” Anna Anderson, Guardian News and Media

Minute Taking Courses – training options

This minute taking course is available as a one day open training programme in London at the cost of £325 +VAT. Click here for a full Minute Taking Course programme and upcoming course dates.

Our Minute Taking courses can also be tailored to suit your exact requirements and run in-house anywhere in the UK. Call 0845 130 5714 to find out more or to discuss your requirements with one of our consultants.

Minute Taking Training

Minute taking is a task that is no longer simply confined to secretaries or PAs, the job is now shared around much more and can often in fact be given to the most junior member of staff at the meeting, irrespective of their ability, subject knowledge or experience.

Some of the most common questions delegates have when attending our minute taking courses are –

How do I know how much information I should be capturing?

How can I know what is important to record and what isn’t?

When is it appropriate and acceptable for me to interject to check my understanding?

How do I take the minutes accurately when the subject matter is not familiar to me or is of a highly technical nature?

How can I work more closely with the meeting chair to help me produce accurate and concise minutes?

GA’s Training's effective minute taking training course answers all of the above questions and much more.

Minute Taking – Course objectives

By attending our minute taking course delegates will:

Gain greater minute-taking confidence and the ability to control agendas

Learn effective techniques to ensure the content and structure of meetings are captured

Practice producing structured agendas

Produce a clear, concise set of minutes

Develop techniques to achieve greater accuracy and speed

Key Topics Covered in GA Training Minute Taking Courses

Meeting preparation and understanding responsibilities

The use of minutes

Working with the chair

Maintaining concentration (regardless of the subject)

Sharpening listening and communication skills

Improving your note-taking

Writing the minutes clearly and concisely

Making a positive contribution

Practical minute taking

Every delegate attending our minute taking course receives a full set of course reference materials to take away, along with a certificate of learning and, don’t forget you will have ongoing support available from GA for a whole year after the course.

Minute Taking Training Courses – Testimonials from recent delegates

“This course is excellent as it stands. It cannot be improved on!”

Veviene Bendesirie, Enfield PCT

“Having taken minutes for a number of years, this course has given me so much more confidence to cover the essential elements required at meetings. It would be hard to improve.”

Eileen Stringer, Assurant Solutions UK

“The trainer was great fun and has a wonderful presence about her. She was very informative and the course fully met and indeed exceeded all my expectations.”

Gina Jones, Close Brothers Military Services

“The facilitator had a great sense of humour and used a wide array of examples which engaged the attendees and proved very useful.”

Daniel Grusin, PricewaterhouseCoopers

“This is an excellent course with great tips, insights and many helpful ideas.”

Tegwen Haf Parry, Snowdonia National Park Authority

“The course was great and the trainer gave me some excellent ideas for taking minutes and notes at future meetings. I thoroughly enjoyed the training and I would highly recommend to all concerned.”

Rosie Belcher, Abbott Diabetes Care

“This was a very informative training course and I am definitely going back to the office to put into action most, if not all, of the processes I have learnt today.”

Laura Carleton, Bank of England

Minute Taking – recent clients

When you attend a GA Training minute taking course or book an in-house programme with us you are in good company. A small selection of recent clients includes:

HSBC Investments

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

The Law Society

Nationwide Building Society

Enfield PCT

Bank of England

Snowdonia National Park Authority

GE Money

National Housing Federation

Minute Taking – what to do next

If you would like to discuss Minute Taking Training with GA please do not hesitate to get in touch on 0845 130 5714 or by email.

Alternatively you can view open course dates and a full minute taking course programme or make an online enquiry.

If you would like to either talk to one of our previous course delegates or you would like to discuss the course with a GA minute taking training consultant, let us know and we will pleased to arrange this.

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