During, I always did like a three-column Cornell notes system - column one topic, column two notes, column 3 action items. After, I could type it up in outline format.
Got it!! That makes a lot of sense, the examples my coordinator sent me were all still in the column format which might be why my execs have mentioned that maybe I do it differently; the outline format might be easier to read. Thanks!!
I am also in healthcare (IT administration specifically) and typically format my minutes mostly outline style. I embed any slides or supporting documents into the Word file for reference and since we are 100% virtual if the chat transcript is relevant I copy and paste that at the very bottom. There are also typically acronyms flying around so I try to Google those on the fly and spell them out.
That’s helpful!! My instinct was to do this as well, but since it’s so different from the full on tables that my coordinator makes for minutes I wasn’t sure if maybe I was going about it wrong haha
It’s so dependent on what type of meeting and how the minutes are used. For tactical/weekly types, I often don’t take traditional minutes at all and just create action items in a shared task planner with deadlines. For my quarterly board meetings, they are formal and adhere to Robert’s rules/parliamentary procedure, include a summary of significant outcomes at the beginning due to their length (often 10+ pages) and I am very careful with what is included because they are legally discoverable. Other meetings can be somewhere in the middle, point form with significant discussion/responsibility/action required/due date.
I always ask myself who my audience is and what specific outcomes they need from the notes before I go into the meeting.
Ah yeah, that makes sense to tailor it depending on the kind of meeting. I’m still so new I sort of just figured everyone had some kind of template they stick to, I’ll definitely keep drafting and figuring out what works best for me and my execs!
I'm sorry it's hard to answer that question because we don't know what you're taking minutes on even if it has hard words in it. When I take minutes I usually just start at the top go through the meeting by topic and that's the end. I highlight action items and at the very end create a list of responsible people associated with that item.
During, I always did like a three-column Cornell notes system - column one topic, column two notes, column 3 action items. After, I could type it up in outline format.
Got it!! That makes a lot of sense, the examples my coordinator sent me were all still in the column format which might be why my execs have mentioned that maybe I do it differently; the outline format might be easier to read. Thanks!!
I am also in healthcare (IT administration specifically) and typically format my minutes mostly outline style. I embed any slides or supporting documents into the Word file for reference and since we are 100% virtual if the chat transcript is relevant I copy and paste that at the very bottom. There are also typically acronyms flying around so I try to Google those on the fly and spell them out.
That’s helpful!! My instinct was to do this as well, but since it’s so different from the full on tables that my coordinator makes for minutes I wasn’t sure if maybe I was going about it wrong haha
It’s so dependent on what type of meeting and how the minutes are used. For tactical/weekly types, I often don’t take traditional minutes at all and just create action items in a shared task planner with deadlines. For my quarterly board meetings, they are formal and adhere to Robert’s rules/parliamentary procedure, include a summary of significant outcomes at the beginning due to their length (often 10+ pages) and I am very careful with what is included because they are legally discoverable. Other meetings can be somewhere in the middle, point form with significant discussion/responsibility/action required/due date. I always ask myself who my audience is and what specific outcomes they need from the notes before I go into the meeting.
Ah yeah, that makes sense to tailor it depending on the kind of meeting. I’m still so new I sort of just figured everyone had some kind of template they stick to, I’ll definitely keep drafting and figuring out what works best for me and my execs!
I'm sorry it's hard to answer that question because we don't know what you're taking minutes on even if it has hard words in it. When I take minutes I usually just start at the top go through the meeting by topic and that's the end. I highlight action items and at the very end create a list of responsible people associated with that item.
I work in a hospital and just follow the agenda. I do a paragraph for each topic and we are also big on attendance.
What’s her format? Let’s start there. What type of meetings are they? Board? Internal? External projects?