The Art of Taking Minutes - Softcover

Regardless of the nature of your organization, be it a homeowners association, non-profit, retreat, guild, or corporation, meetings are a very important part of the process. The ultimate teaching and reference tool, The Art of Taking Minutes guides the office professional of any level through the many steps of arranging meetings, putting together agendas, taking notes or minutes, transcribing them in a professional format, and doing the necessary follow-up to be successful.

The first book of its kind covering the subject of meeting minutes when published in 1981, Delores Dochterman Benson’s indispensable guide remains a leader in its field. With over one hundred sample templates and a chapter on the vocabulary associated with professional minutes, The Art of Taking Minutes is easy-to-understand and easy to put into practice. Though thirty years have passed since its initial publication, it remains a timeless resource and the most comprehensive and exhaustive primer written regarding meetings and minutes.

Delores Dochterman Benson has thirty-seven years of experience as an executive secretary. Starting as a court reporter after graduating from the Court Reporting School of California at Los Angeles, she went on to become a preliminary design and board of directors secretary at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation; a writers’ secretary at Selznick Studios; a legal secretary for J.C. Penny; a TV producer’s secretary for Republic Studios; a production secretary and script supervisor for O’Connor Productions, before ultimately becoming the personal and private secretary to Donald O’Connor; a marketing administrator and personnel director for Wavetek, Inc.; and an administrative assistant to the board of directors for the Sonoma County Medical Association, serving eight boards of directors, fifteen standing committees. The Art of Taking Minutes was originally published in 1981.