Mina's Guide to Minute Taking

Mina's Guide to Minute Taking offers practical, systematic advice on how to handle the minute taking job with clarity and confidence. Whether you record minutes of an informal, formal or closed (in-camera) meeting, this book offers principles, standards and practical tools to achieve the following goals:

Create concise, objective and useful minutes, even from a poorly run meeting

Know what to record and what to leave out of the minutes

Protect the confidentiality of decisions made in closed (in-camera) meetings

Record motions, amendments, and other formal meeting procedures

Make it easy to track the evolution of issues by electronic archiving systems

Build rapport with the members of your group and generate respect for your role

Intervene in a meeting, calmly but confidently, to get the information you need

Help improve clarity and productivity in meetings