So as we all know minute taking can sometimes be a little tedious (Friday morning job anyone!!) I used to write hundreds of minutes every year and I really did find some amazing hacks that would make the task easier, quicker and less boring! You can find more of my tips here.
I used to find that I repeated the same words over and over to describe the decisions made and actions agreed. So a few years ago I wrote out a list of 50 handy verbs that I could slot into the minutes as and when I needed them. I printed these off and had them next to my keyboard whenever I was working through another set of meeting notes. Sometimes 50 words are not enough so I’ve listed 100 words that will make minute taking a breeze! Here they are…
- Acknowledged
- Adopted
- Advised
- Agreed On
- Agreed to
- Allowed
- Announced
- Approved
- Argued
- Arranged
- As a result…
- Asked for
- Asserted
- Assured
- Believed
- Briefed
- Brought up
- Cited
- Commented
- Communicated
- Complained
- Concludes
- Confirmed
- Considered
- Countered
- Course of action…
- Decided
- Declared
- Declined
- Deliberated
- Described
- Designated
- Detailed
- Disclosed
- Discussed
- Displayed
- Divulged
- Emphasised
- Endorsed
- Established
- Evaluated
- Explained
- Expressed
- Gathered
- Gave
- Guaranteed
- Identified
- Implemented
- Implied
- Informed
- Instructed
- Inquired
- In addition…
- In conclusion…
- Is aware of…
- Listed
- Maintained
- Mentioned
- Named
- Noted
- Not in favour…
- Observed
- Objected
- Perceived
- Predicted
- Presented
- Promised
- Proposed
- Questioned
- Quoted
- Recited
- Recommended
- Referred
- Reiterated
- Related
- Remarked
- Replied
- Reported
- Requested
- Responded
- Revealed
- Reviewing
- Said
- Scheduled
- Scrutinised
- Set forth
- Settled
- Showed
- Specified
- Stated
- Stressed
- Suggested
- Summarised
- Surmised
- Talked through…
- Topic
- Understood
- Voiced
- Welcomed
- Worked on
