| Mina’s Guide to
Minute Taking
Principles, Standards & Practical
Tools
Minute taking can be tedious, challenging, or outright scary.
Minute takers are often expected to produce concise and coherent
summaries out of chaotic and disorganized meetings. Many are directed
to take minutes without documented guidelines on what to record
and what to leave out, and without a prior explanation of issues
and technical terms used at a meeting. Sometimes they require
a rare combination of diplomacy and fortitude, to deal effectively
with demands to record inappropriate details in the minutes.
Mina’s Guide to Minute Taking takes the
confusion and anxiety out of minute taking. It offers you practical,
systematic advice on how to handle the minute taking job with
clarity and confidence. Whether you record minutes of an informal,
formal, or closed (in-camera) meeting, the book offers principles,
standards and practical tools for immediate use. Specific topics
include:
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Identifying key principles for minutes: content, presentation |
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Establishing minute taking standards for use across the
organization |
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Creating concise and objective summaries, even from poorly
run meetings |
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Knowing what substantive and procedural details to record |
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Making it easy to track the history of decisions |
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Recording motions, amendments and other formal procedures |
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Protecting the confidentiality of closed (in-camera) meetings |
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Dealing effectively with Freedom Of Information (FOI) and
privacy issues |
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Handling the minutes approval process correctly and effectively |
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Defining a meaningful role for the minute taker |
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Pricing information
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Canada |
CAN $25 plus shipping plus GST/HST |
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USA |
US $25 plus shipping |
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International |
US $25 plus shipping |
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Description
ISBN 0-9734428-0-8
Paperback, 90 pages, 7 by 8.5 inches
Written for easy reading
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