Meeting Minutes: What Key Points Should You Include for Clarity and Accuracy?

panki sharma
How to Prepare Minutes of a Meeting

Kindly let me know how to prepare minutes of a meeting. What points should be taken into consideration?

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Panki Sharma
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Understanding Minutes of Meeting vs. Agenda for Meeting

Please understand the difference between Minutes of Meeting and Agenda for Meeting. Minutes are prepared upon the completion of the meeting and they comprise the happenings in the meeting, while the agenda is prepared before the meeting and it outlines the scheduled program of the meeting.

Components of Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the meeting will comprise the following subjects:

1. Heading (Minutes of _____________ Meeting)
2. Date & Venue of Meeting
3. Names of attendees and invitees for the meeting
4. Names of the absentees
5. (a) Sl. No. (b) Points discussed (c) Action Required (d) Action to be taken by (e) Target Date (f) Remarks
6. Next meeting date
7. Signature of a competent person.

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