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Minute Taking and Meeting Records

A committee resolution is challenged six months later and the only record is a set of notes nobody can follow. Minute takers learn to capture decisions accurately under pressure, distinguish discussion from resolution, and produce a record that holds up when it is audited or read by someone who was not in the room.

What you will be able to do

  • Prepare an agenda and attendance record that makes the minute easier to write.
  • Capture decisions, mandates and action items while a discussion is still running.
  • Distinguish between resolution minutes, action minutes and narrative minutes.
  • Summarise a heated or wandering debate without taking a side.
  • Record declarations of interest, apologies and quorum in a defensible way.
  • Circulate, correct and archive minutes so the approved version is never in doubt.

Course outline

  1. 01Before the meeting: agenda, papers and roles
  2. 02Listening for the decision inside the discussion
  3. 03Note taking systems that work in real time
  4. 04Styles of minute and when each applies
  5. 05Recording resolutions, mandates and interests
  6. 06Drafting, circulation and approval

Who should attend

Committee secretaries, personal assistants, board and council support staff, project administrators and anyone asked to take minutes for management or statutory meetings.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Dubai2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000
5 to 6 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026Online2US$900
26 to 27 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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