Minute Taking 101: Skills, Tips and Tricks to Own Your Meeting
Human Resources

Minute Taking 101: Skills, Tips And Tricks To Own Your Meeting

CWS2026350
60 Minutes
Jul 17,2026

10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Overview

Do you avoid eye contact during meetings when they are looking for a minute taker? Maybe you even arrive late on purpose so you won't be chosen. Does the thought of taking minutes make you nervous? Do you worry that you don't have shorthand skills or can't write fast enough?

You are not alone. Most people learn how to take meeting minutes simply by copying a previous minute taker's format. But what happens when there is no example to follow, or the examples you have don't make sense? The reality is that most people are not confident taking minutes because they have never been properly taught how to do it.

This introductory webinar is designed to provide the foundational skills you need to get started with confidence. You'll learn practical techniques and proven strategies that will help you walk into your next meeting prepared, organized, and ready to successfully capture the information that matters most.

Your Benefits For Attending

  1. Understand the purpose of meeting minutes and why they are so important.
  2. Learn what meeting minutes should contain and why.
  3. Learn what meeting minutes should not contain and why.
  4. Gain practical tips and tricks that will immediately help you prepare for your next meeting.
  5. Understand why verbatim minutes are not recommended and how to avoid the common "Mary said, Bob said" approach to minute taking.
  6. Learn how to capture key information without worrying about recording every word that is spoken.

Attending this webinar will help eliminate the uncertainty and anxiety often associated with taking minutes. You'll gain the confidence and knowledge needed to create clear, effective meeting minutes that support your organization and make you look like an experienced professional.

Rhonda has been teaching her full-day "Minute Taking Made Easy" course for more than 20 years and has extracted the essential tips that will help you get started quickly and correctly. These proven techniques have helped thousands of graduates become more confident and effective minute takers.

No more worrying about whether you captured everything that was said or missed important information. With the skills learned in this webinar, you'll be able to focus on what matters most and produce professional meeting minutes with confidence.

Ms. Rhonda Scharf

Rhonda is an author, speaker, trainer, and grandmother. She has earned her Certified Speaking Professional, is a member of the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame, and is one of only 35 speakers worldwide who have earned their Global Speaking Fellow (meaning she truly has an international business), and been awarded the Spirit of CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers) award. She was the first speaker in the entire world to earn all four awards. Her peers consider Rhonda a leader in the speaking industry! Her natural warmth and sincerity are balanced by a healthy sense of the absurd, a combination that is useful in any situation.
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