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Minute Taking 101 for VAs

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Access to all our training events and recordings is included in our Career Member plans.

Career Members can access this recording here without purchasing it below.

Taking Minutes, Not Hours: The Art of Minute-Taking

Lights, minutes…ACTION!

This minute taking course, provides you with a skill that can set you apart as a VA or OBM, though one that can be quite daunting if you lack experience or confidence.

As you can imagine, this is one task that businesses would be quite excited to delegate to a virtual assistant – especially someone experienced, confident and efficient.

Even if you’re a pro at taking minutes, it never hurts to give your skills a little “spring cleaning” and make sure you are keeping up with best practices and the latest innovations.

Hand holding a miniature white clock

You gotta be minute to win it!

Okay, one moment while we finish laughing at how punny we are… ๐Ÿ˜†

This session recording will cover the following to build your confidence in this service:

  • The difference between corporate meetings and Board Meetings
  • What to include in meeting minutes
  • How to greatly enhance your effectiveness in recording key information
  • Meeting terminology
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Tracking action items
  • Pre and Post meeting routine
  • Summarising notes
  • Q&A session recording
  • Further information if you would like to niche in minute taking

Resources

When you purchase access to this recording, you’ll also gain access to this treasure trove of resources Sarah mentions in her training session:

  • PDF copy of the slide deck
  • Governance Institute & AICD – Joint statement on board minutes – Final v2
  • Example Templates – Minutes
    • Template – Minutes – Action – Example 1
    • Template – Minutes – Discursive – Example 1
    • Template – Minutes – Discursive – Example 2
    • Template – Minutes – Discursive – Example 3
  • Example Template – Board Paper Cover Sheets
    • Example Template – Board Paper Cover Sheet – Example 1
    • Example Template – Board Paper Cover Sheet – Example 2
  • Example Templates – Board Minutes – Matters Arising Spreadsheet
  • Example Template – Agenda

Meet the expert…

Sarah Taylor

Founder of Meetings Into Minutes

Sarah Taylor formed Meetings Into Minutes with the aim of providing professional, independent minute-taking services to various companies around Australia.

Sarah launched and started growing her minute-taking business over seven years ago and now works with over 50 organisations.

She manages a small team to meet the national and international demand for her services, which have progressed to Sarah being appointed Company Secretary for several clients.

Sarah is also highly experienced in training others on minute taking, running beginner sessions (like this 101 webinar she is running for the VA Lead Network), as well as in-depth self-paced Masterclasses.

Purchase Access: 6 months

To gain access to this training for 6 months without becoming a Career Member, purchase below:

PURCHASE NOW: $29.00
GIFT PURCHASE

REMINDER: Career members can access this training HERE at no additional cost!

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