Write Effective Meeting Summaries
This course deals with writing meeting summaries and using key words and phrases that help you remember the important points of a meeting.
Objective
By the time you finish this course, you should be able to participate in a business meeting as an active listener, write professional business meeting summaries and use the summaries to help you organize your work tasks.
Course Outline
This course focuses on enhancing participants' skills in writing effective meeting summaries and utilizing key words and phrases to aid in remembering essential points. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to actively participate in business meetings, craft professional meeting summaries, and leverage these summaries for efficient task organization. The course comprises three lessons, incorporating video discussions, expert insights, and practical tips for effective note-taking.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Meeting Summaries
- Overview of the importance of meeting summaries in professional settings.
- Video analysis: Two individuals discuss a recent meeting, emphasizing key words and phrases.
- Test on key words and phrases for practical application.
- Insights on the significance of personalized meeting summaries.
- Practical demonstration: Crafting a meeting summary using a structured template.
Lesson 2: Writing Effective Meeting Summaries
- Video presentation by a business development coach on the crucial role of meeting summaries.
- Understanding meeting summaries as informal and personal versions of meeting minutes.
- Tips for detailed note-taking during meetings, including names, dates, times, and actions.
- Importance of using a meeting summary template for consistency and organization.
- Highlighting decisions, action items, and agreements in meeting summaries.
- Encouraging team collaboration through sharing and reviewing meeting summaries.
- Attachments and supporting documents for enhanced efficiency.
- Emphasizing the importance of noting the date of the next meeting for chronological organization.
Lesson 3: Efficient Note-Taking in Meetings
- Overview of effective note-taking symbols for quick and efficient recording.
- Common symbols such as →, ↓, ↑, =, <, >, @, ?, /, ~, #, &, !, $ explained.
- Introduction to general note-taking abbreviations for time-saving.
- Application of abbreviations in real-world scenarios.
- Tips for utilizing abbreviations and symbols while actively listening in meetings.
- Practice session: Participants apply symbols and abbreviations to enhance note-taking efficiency.
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Write Effective Meeting Summaries
$9.99
You may either buy this one course or receive a discount if you buy multiple courses. If you would like to take more than one course, please send us an email at contact@sawyer-scholastics.org and we'll send you a coupon.
Course curriculum
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1Write Effective Meeting Summaries - Introduction
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2Write Effective Meeting Summaries - Part 1
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3Write Effective Meeting Summaries - Part 2
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4Write Effective Meeting Summaries - Part 3
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5Write Effective Meeting Summaries - Conclusion