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...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 2, 2024 | Minute Taking
Two and a half years ago, when we were all thrown into turmoil and asked to work from home, we had to make some major adjustments to the way in which we held our meetings. Naturally, that has affected the way we take minutes.Although most of us are...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 8, 2024 | Minute Taking
Every Tuesday morning at 9:30, my executive held his weekly manager's meeting. I took the minutes. One of the managers, Barbara, was always the last person to join the meeting, and she was always late. As everyone walked into the boardroom, I would write down...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 1, 2024 | Minute Taking
Remember the game, Telephone, that we played as kids? One person wouldwhisper a message to the person beside them, and they would whisper it alongto the person beside them. When the message reached the end of the line andthe last person shared aloud what the message...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 22, 2024 | Minute Taking
Are you using a laptop, yet, to take minutes? I hope the answer is yes. However, if it’s no, let me convince you. Taking minutes using a laptop is better than the traditional approach of pen and paper.I realize that for many people there is some fear about...
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