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• Recognise how best to prepare both agendas and minutes.
• Consider the best style and variations in content for agendas.
• Find out how to practice your skills of listening, note taking and writing.
• Understand the formalities and legal duties of minute taking, logging and signing.

Who should take part?

• New clerks
• Deputies, committee managers and aspiring administration assistants.
• Current clerks looking to refine their meeting skills or to acquire new techniques to further increase their effectiveness at meetings

Course outline

• What are agendas and minutes?
• Good and bad examples.
• How to lead a great meeting?
• Exercises

Joining instructions will be sent to you 3 weeks before the event and your invoice will be sent 5 days after the event. We advise that, on receipt of the joining instructions, you are liable for any fees incurred in order to attend the event.

About the trainer

Like many Clerks, Yvonne Colverson fell into the profession after a varied career covering horticulture, customer service management, the care industry and time as a school bursar. Yvonne is currently Clerk to North Wingfield Parish Council in Derbyshire and now has 10 years’ experience in the sector.She acts as an Advisor within SLCC’s Advisory Service and also runs webinars to support students in achieving their ILCA qualification.

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