by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 26, 2024 | Minute Taking
Have you ever walked into a meeting, ready to take minutes, to find the person in charge of the meeting has no idea what they are doing? They don’t know how to run a meeting, they don’t know how to make decisions, they don’t know what their role is, and they expect...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 20, 2024 | Minute Taking
When I ask about the task that admins hate the most, taking meeting minutes always tops the list. When the subject of artificial intelligence is brought up, admins are most excited about what AI can do to eliminate their most dreaded task....
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 10, 2024 | Minute Taking
I typically start my Minute Taking Made Easy workshops by asking my class if they like taking minutes. After a few chuckles and groans, the overwhelming response is no; they do not like it at all. I think it is fair to say that while we don’t like the task, most...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 5, 2024 | Minute Taking
If your Board wants to save time and streamline its meetings, consider using a “consent agenda.”A consent agenda is a group of routine discussion points wrapped into one singleagenda item. Roberts Rules of Order also calls it a “consent...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 24, 2024 | Minute Taking
Most people dislike taking minutes. They struggle trying to figure out what everyone is saying and what is important enough to make it to the final copy. I find the cause is they’ve never really been taught what to include in their documents...
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