Effective Minutes Writing
Minutes serve as official records of meetings and are used to make important decisions. Learn to record them accurately, concisely and quickly without compromising on content.
Minutes are not just for the record; very often, it is also the basis for action and decisions. Any person who attends a meeting may be asked to take up this important task. As minutes provide an official record of what has taken place during the meeting, you must be very accurate and clear.
Familiarise yourself with the common challenges that most people will encounter when taking down minutes, know how much you should take down during a meeting and how to write correctly.
After the workshop, you will be able to:
Course Dates | Early Bird Dates |
1 March 2023 – Confirmed | 8/2/2023 |
14 June 2023 | 24/5/2023 |
6 September 2023 | 16/8/2023 |
8 December 2023 | 16/11/2023 |
For courses in 2023
Type | Fee (S$) inclusive of 8% GST |
---|---|
Early bird | 388.80 |
Normal | 442.80 |
Members (Join/renew here) | 345.60 |
Grants (if applicable)
Ms Florence Au has been training adult learners in business communication for about 27 years. Her initial training stint in the private sector saw her teaching secretaries and administrative staff in the writing of letters, memos, reports, press releases and minutes of meetings for examination courses.
With this experience and that accumulated from her job as an administrator and later a training manager, she went on to train public officers. She has since been training at the Civil Service College (CSC) for more than 12 years. At CSC, Florence conducts public-run written communication courses in the Write programme, which includes grammar, emails, letters, reports and minutes of meetings. She has also re-written three courses for IPAM – Writing Reports and Proposals, Writing Minutes of Meetings and Writing Effectively – The Quality Service Approach.
Florence holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature, a Diploma in Translation and Interpretation and professional qualifications from the UK in writing minutes of meetings and shorthand.
Course Code
TGS-2020500532
Support period:
05 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2024
Duration
9am to 5pm
1 day (7 hours)
Venue
Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre or similar
Funding
SDF / SFC
Who should attend
Administrative staff and anyone who needs to take minutes.
Methodology
Participants are guided through practical steps of the topic with a combination of lectures, case studies and group discussions.
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