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Note Taking and Summarising Skills for Busy Professionals

Professionals across African workplaces sit through meetings, briefings and site visits, yet often struggle to capture what matters and turn it into something useful. This course teaches practical note taking and summarising methods that save time and improve recall. Delegates practise condensing long discussions and documents into clear, accurate summaries that colleagues and managers can act on quickly.

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What you will be able to do

  • Select a note taking method that suits meetings, reading and fieldwork.
  • Capture key points, decisions and actions without recording everything.
  • Organise notes so they remain useful days and weeks later.
  • Summarise long documents and discussions into concise briefings.
  • Distinguish essential information from supporting detail.
  • Convert rough notes into a clear written summary for others.

Course outline

  1. 01Why Good Notes Save Time and Reduce Errors
  2. 02Note Taking Methods for Different Settings
  3. 03Listening and Capturing Key Points
  4. 04Organising Notes for Later Use
  5. 05Summarising Long Documents Accurately
  6. 06Separating the Essential from the Optional
  7. 07Turning Notes into Shareable Summaries

Who should attend

This course benefits officers, assistants, analysts and managers who attend many meetings or process large amounts of information and need to summarise it clearly.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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