Jackie F.'s Minutes Ticking Away in Meetings

Ok, before this class, I had absolutely no idea what meeting minutes were. Also, since I am not a business major, I had not learned about them. After learning what they are, I now see how effective they can be and I got the opportunity to use them. As I stated in my last post about being heard in front of the Athletic Director about the golf coach, I wrote down who attended, what topics were discussed, what was decided, and who agreed with what was said. Those are three important things, and here are some do's and dont's:

1. Write the meeting minutes as soon as the meeting is over so that everyone can remember what was said and what was accomplished.

2. Don't shrug off meeting minutes. They are supposed to serve as a record so that if someone can not remember what was said, they can refer back to it.

3. Use positive language.

4. Don't include any embarassing details that happened in the meeting such as someone crying.

5. Do not make it sound like a "he said, she said" battle. It is simply about facts, things that were discussed, and decided.


Johnston, Lynn. "Tips for Writing Meeting Minutes." Business Writing. 05 01 2006. Syntax, Web. 3 Dec 2009. .