TY - BOOK AU - Gutmann,Joanna TI - Taking minutes of meetings U1 - 658.4 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Kogan Page Ltd. KW - Business meetings KW - Business communication KW - Corporate minutes KW - Business records N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Background. Cycle of a meeting : the participants -- Arranging a meeting. Who will attend : administration -- Sections of a meeting -- Agenda. Agenda styles -- Personal preparation -- Creating the right environment -- Attending the meeting -- Taking notes. The message, not the words -- Structuring notes -- Writing up the minutes -- The minutes. Styles of minutes : common questions about minutes : useful words for minutes -- Recording decisions and actions -- Layout and numbering. Layout : numbering : look at the picture -- Impact of the freedom of information act on minutes. Exempt information : impact on meeting papers : referencing meeting papers : writing minutes -- Business English for minutes. Sentences : paragraphs : plain English : problem punctuation -- Building confidence UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009035457-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009035457-d.html ER -