Course : Taking notes and drafting meeting minutes

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. PNR
Price : 1550 CHF E.T.

Taking notes and drafting meeting minutes



Required course

Today's teams have more and more meetings: a good note-taking technique is essential to save time and keep track of discussions and decisions taken. This training course will teach you how to structure your notes and produce effective, accurate summaries.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. PNR
  2d - 14h00
1550 CHF E.T.




Today's teams have more and more meetings: a good note-taking technique is essential to save time and keep track of discussions and decisions taken. This training course will teach you how to structure your notes and produce effective, accurate summaries.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Reporting on exchanges
Structuring notes and making summaries
Take effective, easy-to-use notes
Save time

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
4,4 / 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.
SANDRINE D.
02/04/26
3 / 5

exercices pas toujours réalistes
HÉLÈNE S.
02/04/26
2 / 5

le premier jour, nous avons perdu 1h00 car la formatrice n’arrivait pas à se connecter et nous nous sommes donc présentés entre nous sans sa présence. Du coup elle ne connaissait pas nos attentes, nous étions 12 participants et avons passé beaucoup trop de temps sur la restitution de la méthode Cornell de chacun d’entre nous. Un public trop diversifié avec des attentes différentes. Un sentiment de présentation et support non préparés.Cette formation n’était pas adapté à mes attent
SARAH D.
02/04/26
4 / 5

très bonne formation très pertinente pour le poste sur lequel je suis, Merci Amandine



Publication date : 05/29/2024


Dates and locations

Last places available
Guaranteed date, in person or remotely
Guaranteed session
From 28 to 29 May 2026 *
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Remote class
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From 6 to 7 August 2026
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Remote class
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From 15 to 16 October 2026
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Remote class
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From 14 to 15 December 2026
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Remote class
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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 28 May, 6 Aug., 15 Oct., 14 Dec.