This one day programme focuses on producing effective agendas and minutes.

Course Benefits

Enhance participants' minute writing skills and develop the full potential of their role as committee secretaries

Course Programme

• ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE SECRETARY
  - Understanding the role before, during and after a meeting
  
• PREPARING AGENDAS
  - Role of committee secretary in planning, prioritising and agreeing agenda items
  - Preparing and distributing the notice and agenda
  
• RECORDING MINUTES
  - Listening, understanding, assessing, deciding and checking
  - Different types of minutes and most appropriate use of each
  - Taking effective notes quickly
  
• DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LIAISON SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
  - Asserting the role of the committee secretary
  
• WRITING UP THE MINUTES
  - Structure, content, style