Joshua K Writing Effective Meeting Minutes saves you time.

Knowing how to write effective meeting minutes is a very important communication skill in a business. "Minutes" are basic points made and that come about during a meeting. During a meeting, there are points that may come about that need to be remembered, or activities that are assigned to a person to follow out; and many hours are lost trying to re-assemble on who agreed what to do.

In a meeting, there is usually a "minute taker", who has the job of writing down the important fact throughout the meeting, and when the fact was said during the meeting. Usually a secretary has the job as a minute taker, so "you" can interact in the meeting effectively.

Throughout a meeting, there may be a formal or informal meeting minutes. A formal meeting minute is governed by company policy and may be used as a legal document to prove what was said, and when it was said during the meeting. Writing effective meeting minutes is an organizational strategy that keeps a business out of an state of confusion and keeps a business intact after a meeting.