Course Overview
Meetings are an integral part of every organization hence the need to place priority on their effectiveness and the minute-taker. This training programme will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to ensure that effective meetings are convened and the objectives and purposes for convening the meetings are achieved. Minute-taking is sometimes seen by many minute-takers as arduous and unappreciated by directors and committee members.
Participants will gain a better understanding of the functions and role of the minute- taker and enable them acquire/sharpen the skills needed to produce accurate minutes. Minute- taking has been described by many as an ‘art’. Convening an effective meeting has been described by many as more than mere administrative work. Ineffective meetings lead to uninformative decisions and minimum participation by the attendees. The ‘myths’ associated with minute-taking and effective meetings will be unravelled at this training programme.
Learning Objectives
- Create awareness of the purpose for minutes.
- Learn about the key principles for minute- taking.
- Learn about the legal framework for minute-taking.
- Provide practical guidelines for overcoming most of the problems, pitfalls and challenges faced by minute-takers.
- Achieve accuracy in minute-taking.
- Draw the attention of participants to the need to structure minutes properly, paying attention to the style and contents.
- Understand and discuss ways to improve participant’s minute taking and be more effective in their organizations.
- Create awareness of the application of information technology.
- Develop or sharpen the minute- taking skills of participants.
- Learn about ingredients for the preparation and convening of effective meetings.
- Carry out reforms in their organizations in the area of formal meetings in order to promote good corporate governance.
- Understand the concept of meetings
- Create an understanding of the application of information technology to the convening and management of effective meetings.
Benefits of Attending
Participants will:
- Gain an understanding of the importance of meetings.
- Learn the ingredients of an effective meeting.
- Learn the pre-requisites in preparations before meetings.
- Learn about the role of the minute- taker during meetings.
- Learn about the role of the minute -taker after meetings.
- Understand the legal implications of minute-taking.
- Understand the legal implications of records keeping.
- Understand the legal implication of meetings.
- Gain confidence in the boardroom/meeting.
- Understand and learn about the structure of minutes.
- Gain understanding into the writing style for minutes.
- Learn the application of technology to meetings and minute- taking.
- Enhance their roles and responsibilities for meetings and minute- taking.
- Overcome individual challenges in minute-taking.
- Learn how to collate meeting packs and the application of information technology.
- Learn to overcome organizational challenges for meetings and minute- taking.
- Learn about the 8Cs for minute-taking.
- Learn about the 4Ps for effective meetings.
FEE: GH¢ 3,850.00, Exclusive of Tax.
DATES:
29th – 31st May, 2024
25th – 27th Sep, 2024
DURATION: 3 DAYS
VENUE: 15 LABONE CRESCENT, NORTH LABONE ACCRA.