Advanced Minute Taking in the Age of AI
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Writing Clear, Concise and Actionable Minutes (with AI Support)
Overview
Take your minute-taking skills to the next level. This advanced, practical course is designed to help public sector professionals capture what matters, summarise effectively, and produce clear, decision-focused minutes.
Modern minute taking is no longer about recording everything, it’s about applying professional judgement to identify key decisions, actions, and insights, while leaving out unnecessary detail.
This half-day programme combines advanced summarisation techniques, structured writing skills, and practical guidance on using AI tools to support faster, more accurate minute-taking.
Designed specifically for government and public sector environments, this session focuses on producing concise, reliable, and high-quality minutes that support accountability and decision-making.
Who should attend?
- Experienced minute-takers looking to improve clarity and impact
- Policy, governance, and committee support professionals
- Private office and senior administrative roles
- Public sector staff responsible for recording meetings, boards, or decisions
- Teams exploring how to use AI safely in note-taking and documentation
What You Will Gain?
By the end of this programme, you will be able to:
- Identify what to include and what to leave out in meeting minutes
- Capture decisions, actions, and key points with precision
- Apply advanced summarisation and structuring techniques
- Write clear, concise, and professional minutes
- Use AI tools to draft and refine meeting summaries efficiently
- Review and validate AI-generated content for accuracy and accountability
- Adapt your approach for different types of meetings and stakeholders
Course Timing
| Time Zone | Start Time | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|
| Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | 12:00 | 16:30 |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 08:00 | 12:30 |
| United Kingdom (UK) | 13:00 | 17:30 |
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Advanced Minute Taking Training Agenda
Welcome and Session Overview
Introduction, objectives and participant expectations
1. The Role of Modern Minute Taking
- Moving from transcription to summarisation
- Why concise, structured minutes matter
- Accountability, audit, and decision-making
- Common pitfalls in traditional minute-taking
2. What to Capture — and What to Leave Out
- Identifying key decisions, actions, and risks
- Distinguishing signal from noise
- Capturing intent and outcomes, not just discussion
- Avoiding over-detail and unnecessary content
3. Structuring Clear and Actionable Minutes
- Standard formats and templates
- Writing for clarity, brevity, and usability
- Decision logs and action tracking
- Examples of strong vs weak minutes
4. Advanced Listening and Judgement Skills
- Listening for meaning, not just words
- Recognising consensus and implicit decisions
- Managing fast-paced or complex discussions
- Handling ambiguity and sensitive topics
5. Using AI to Support Minute Taking
- How AI can assist with note-taking and summarisation
- Turning transcripts into structured minutes
- Writing effective prompts for meeting outputs
- Risks, limitations, and ethical considerations
- Ensuring accuracy and human oversight
6. Editing, Reviewing and Finalising Minutes
- Quality assurance and validation techniques
- Checking for clarity, neutrality, and completeness
- Working with chairs and stakeholders
- Final review checklist for professional minutes
15:30 Close
About Your Trainer: Sonny (Sanjesh) Sharma
Expert training in digital skills education and technology adoption for government and organisations Sonny Sharma is the founder of New Ways to Learn, a training organisation delivering digital and educational programmes across the public and private sectors. He specialises in digital transformation, education technology and building digital capability in organisations. He works extensively with schools,…
