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Minute Taking Course

What will I learn?

Master the art of minute taking with our comprehensive course designed for Secretariat professionals in Ireland. Enhance your meeting management skills with facilitation techniques, agenda setting, and follow-up procedures that are common practice here. Develop effective communication skills through clear writing, active listening (sure we all love a good chat!), and picking up on non-verbal cues. Boost your organisational skills with time management, prioritisation, and good document management systems. Gain a proper understanding of spreadsheets, word processing, and how to manage your emails. Make sure you're on top of the details with data accuracy and proofreading, and maintain a high level of professionalism by sticking to ethical standards and keeping everything confidential, as you should.

Apoia's Advantages

Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you'd like to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master agenda setting: Organise meetings with proper, clear agendas.

Enhance active listening: Get a better understanding of what's being said in discussions and get involved.

Develop concise writing: Draft clear, to-the-point meeting minutes without breaking a sweat.

Boost time management: Get your priorities straight so you can get the work done efficiently and be more productive.

Strengthen document accuracy: Make sure your documents are spot on and error-free, every time.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.