Minute Taking Course: How to write effective minutes in an AI world
- One day minute taking course
- AI hints and tips to enhance your minute taking skills
- Mix of theory and practical exercises for proven success
Effective minute-taking is essential to the success of any meeting. This practical one-day course offers a comprehensive introduction to producing professional minutes with confidence, while exploring how modern AI tools can enhance the quality and efficiency of the minute-taking process.
Online Course Dates
Course Date: 23/03/2026 10:00 am
Group Bookings
If you have four or more people who would like to attend this course, then In-Company Training could be the most cost-effective option. We can deliver this course virtually or face to face for your organisation, on a date and time that suits you.
Contact one of our Training Coordinators on 020 7490 3030, e-mail training@itecskills.ac.uk or through the contact us form for more information and a quote.
Course Details
Course Outline
Over the day’s training you will cover:
- Purpose and use of minutes.
- Preparation for taking minutes and meetings.
- Grammar, language and useful terminology for minutes.
- The difference between formal and informal minutes.
- What minutes should include and what should be left out.
- The role of the effective minute taker.
- How AI tools can support and enhance the minute taking process.
- The role of the chair and how to work with your chair.
- Effective listening and note taking skills
- The advantages and disadvantages of using AI to take minutes
- How to get started with AI
- Practical exercises including real life opportunities to practice taking minutes.
Good meeting minutes provide a clear record of decisions and actions, improve accountability and communication, support legal and organisational needs, and enhance professional credibility and AI tools can help to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency while supporting professional judgement.
Who Is This Course For?
This one-day minute-taking course is suitable for anyone who takes minutes as part of their role, from recording occasional team meetings to minuting formal Board or committee meetings. It is designed for those new to minute-taking as well as experienced minute takers seeking a refresher, clarification, and an introduction to how AI tools can support and enhance the process.
The course is relevant to minute takers across all sectors, including the public, voluntary, corporate, and private sectors, and demonstrates how AI can be used alongside professional judgement to improve efficiency, accuracy, and confidence.
What Will This Course Help Me Do : Learning Outcomes?
This course provides an opportunity to practise and review your minute-taking, so you leave knowing how to produce clear, effective minutes with confidence. You will also learn how AI tools can support the minute-taking process, helping to simplify preparation, improve accuracy, and save time.
You will gain a strong understanding of the key skills involved in minute-taking, including format and layout, as well as how to identify what should be included and what can be left out. The course will also help you work more effectively with your chair, using both professional judgement and AI support to produce high-quality minutes.
Course Fee
- £469 plus VAT not-for-profit price (applies to charities and all other not-for-profit organisations, including public sector and housing)
- £522 plus VAT standard price (applies to all other organisations)
