Course : Taking notes and drafting meeting minutes
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. PNR
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Intended audience
All audiences.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Case studies. Exercises illustrating the different stages of the reporting process. Construction of mind maps.
Course schedule
1 General context
- What is note-taking?
- What are the roles of the minutes?
- The importance of well-written reports: for your readers, for you, for your company.
- Take notes and write the associated report: identify your current process.
- Method awareness.
Hands-on work
Everyone identifies what they stand to gain from better report writing and draws up their own progress plan.
2 Efficient note-taking
- Identify your objective: inform, explain, interest.
- Understand your readers' interests, identify what needs to be noted.
- Practice active and selective listening.
- Filter information: essential and secondary messages, eliminate the superfluous.
- Mind maps as the main tool for note-taking.
- Abbreviate: create your own system of abbreviations. Use symbols and logical links between information.
Hands-on work
Meeting simulation. Participants take notes and report back to the group. A collective analysis shows what has been done well and what needs to be improved.
3 Building a report structure
- Choose a plan based on your objectives: chronological, thematic or analytical.
- Opt for a thematic plan based on the various agenda items.
- For each point, classify and organize the notes according to the stated objective.
- Organize paragraphs.
- Write a draft.
Hands-on work
On the basis of the information gathered in the previous exercise, participants draw up an outline for the report and a first draft.
4 Presenting and writing minutes
- Introduce the minutes (purpose, agenda, attendees, etc.).
- Write titles and subtitles.
- Write in short, clear sentences.
- Write to suit the reader (sustained, informal or fluent).
- Synthesis: review coherence, conciseness and clarity.
- Propose a layout that meets the needs of readers.
Hands-on work
The draft is gradually transformed into a final report.
Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
ISABELLE P.
13/11/25
5 / 5
I'm delighted to have had this very useful training course: I'm leaving with a complete toolbox to improve my notes and reports. The exchanges between the trainees were very pleasant! The trainer was fantastic.
ALMEIDA ELISABETE D.
13/11/25
4 / 5
A very enriching exchange with the other participantsA very professional speaker
LUDIVINE M.
13/11/25
4 / 5
Interesting content. We were offered a different approach and I enjoyed talking to the other participants. Learning about their day-to-day practices.
Publication date : 05/29/2024
PARTICIPANTS
All audiences.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
All audiences.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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