How Anyone Can Write Perfect Meeting Notes

This video will show you a simple structure of how to take good meeting notes at work.
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In this video, I will show you a simple structure of how to take good meeting notes at work, regardless of using a laptop or tablet or making hand-written meeting notes on paper.
I have tried and developed these tips for note-taking throughout my professional life in the corporate world and during my 4 years as a project manager in management consulting.
With this note-taking method and the respective note-taking template, you will be able to take effective notes and meeting minutes in every situation and type of meeting, without having to review and edit your notes afterward. I promise if you follow my step-by-step guide to perfect meeting notes, your colleagues and managers will be excited and want to know what kind of structure you are using for taking notes at work.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 The challenge with meeting notes
01:14 The importance of having good meeting notes
02:23 Key element #1
02:58 Key element #2
03:23 Key element #3
04:48 Key element #4
05:15 Key element #5
06:09 Key element #6

[@CalinSabau]

Lea, you are proper gold! Thank you!

[@LeaDavid]

Thank you very much, Calin!

[@VolleyballFamilyAndFriends]

I'm new and loving the material! Thanks for staying at it so it finally reached me!!!

[@LeaDavid]

Hi John! Thanks again for your feedback and constant support :) All the best, Lea

[@jj-bu6yb]

Thank you so much! I will try this method!

[@LeaDavid]

Sounds great, JJ! Good luck trying and let me know how it worked :) Cheers, Lea

[@KnowledgeCurry]

Thank you, this was helpful.

[@LeaDavid]

You're welcome!

[@gezishethiopiatube6312]

Thank you Lea, Its really helpfull, keep in touch

[@LeaDavid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jorgecueva1679]

Thanks Lea, great info. I am doingo almost the way you say it but, there are a couple of things that will helps improve my notes. To be more specific, the action items is a great point to, in advance, be prepare for the next step in the notes. Great Video. Have a Great Day!!!

[@LeaDavid]

Hi Jorge, thanks for your feedback and great to hear you can enhance your notes going forward based on my tips. All the best, Lea

[@Construirconsciencia]

Muito bom! Obrigado Lea!

[@LeaDavid]

Com prazer e muito obrigado pelo feedback!

[@sunilbell]

Appreciate your effort to bring in all the pointers in one video, Lea. This is very informative and I will start using the Meetings Notes template going forward. All the very best ...!

[@LeaDavid]

You're so welcome, Sunil!

[@mdmostafa7359]

Really helpful Lea!

[@LeaDavid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcduquette5617]

Awesome tips!

[@LeaDavid]

Glad you like them, Marc!

[@mwanretdanladi8780]

Thank you Lea❤

[@LeaDavid]

You are welcome, Mwanret!

[@guitarandknivesetc4219]

Thank you!

[@LeaDavid]

You are welcome!

[@biryoldahepberaber832]

Thank you

[@LeaDavid]

You're welcome! :)

[@jessejames4444]

I like the video, thank you!

[@LeaDavid]

Thanks, Jesse! You are welcome :)

[@MichaelKellyonline]

I like your action item accountability. Some time ago I learned to include 3 W’s in every meeting for action items. Who will do what by when. Thank you for sharing this!

[@LeaDavid]

Thanks, Michael, for your feedback!

[@sauravgupta4639]

In our company, we call it FPR - First Person Responsible

[@karthickravichandran1616]

Hey Lea ! Your videos really amazing and absolutely KISS.. Looking for more productivity.. Expecting how to organize office email (outlook), folders structures..How to plan for study on NEW tools or subject ... Kudoos Looking for more productivity videos........Great. Thanks again

[@LeaDavid]

Hi, thank you so much for your feedback - much appreciated! Feel free to explore more videos on my channel that are full of productivity tips and tricks. All the best, Lea

[@amjadaadisofficial369]

thanks

[@LeaDavid]

You're welcome!

[@daysiortiz2551]

that template looks great, do you have one available?

[@LeaDavid]

Unfortunately not, but it is super easy to re-build as you can see :)

[@archlab007]

Were on our way to eliminate the need for note-taking. We video every meeting. Also, it is backed up with an audio recording which is used to create a 'voice-to-text' transcript. We do a spell-geammar check on it & have a smart AdminAsst run through & condense the Transcript into a greatly shortened Outline . As we get more proficient, we're going to use Ai for a lot of help to cut the human-labor. All media is almost immediately Posted onto the MS-Teams Site for all Members to access & comment on. We don't print a single sheet of paper except for adding to the archive. This method also adds a lot in the Human Factors: It does a great job of keeping everybody honest, Mostly eliminates misunderstandings & bad memory. And, in our biz, Architecture/Engineering/Construction, it goes a long way to delete bad behavior, yelling & intimidation. Most people act a lot better when they know there's a camera in the room, esp Joe Palooka & the sneaky, less overt ones.

[@LeaDavid]

Thank you so much for sharing! Fully agree that AI and new tos take away lot of manual effort and simplify, speed up and improve some of the tedious parts of note taking. I still believe everyone should know how to do it in case you don't have such tools at hand or to check their quality and output. All the best, Lea

[@auslanderj-TEF]

Nice tips! Would it be possible to have your Notion template?

[@LeaDavid]

Hi there! Sure, you can download by registering for my newsletter via leadavid.com/

[@irennie321]

Thanks for the informative video Lea! Do you have a template available for meeting notes? I checked your blog and couldn't find one. Thanks again!

[@LeaDavid]

Hi Iain and thanks for reaching out. Actually you can download the template I am showing in my video by subscribing to my newsletter. Once you have confirmed the subscription (first email you will get; maybe check your spam folder as well) you will be forwarded to a website where you can download the template. All the best, Lea

[@tommykennedy7827]

subscribing to newsletter now. Thank you for sharing.

[@kgueye]

Thank you Lea for this Great Video ! Can you send me a template please ?

[@LeaDavid]

Thanks, Kader for your feedback! Will try to make the template available asap and will let you know. Best, Lea

[@tatianakassianik3671]

@@LeaDavid Hello - can you please send it to me, too?

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Hello, Thanks for sharing. Our organisation dosent allow notion application for meeting notes. Do you have any suggestions for Microsoft products where we can have the structure of the meeting notes you mentioned ? Please do share .

[@LeaDavid]

Hi Ramesh, in case you would like to use a Microsoft tool, I recommend using OneNote or Loop. Best, Lea

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

@@LeaDavid Thanks a lot for sharing 🙏🏻

[@futballpack5597]

what about a correction and acceptance of previous meeting minutes.. is it necessary... watching u from Ghana.. u've gotten a new subscriber

[@LeaDavid]

Hi there, that's a good point but I believe this is only necessary for more formal meeting meetings and probably not on a day-by-day basis. Feel free to include such a section in your template if you need that more frequently. Thanks for your support and all the best, Lea

[@leocadiomachado]

Hi Lea, very insightful video, can you share this template? Thank you

[@LeaDavid]

Hi Leo! Sure, if you subscribe to my newsletter you will receive an email with a link to download the page. All the best, Lea

[@voedingendieet8695]

Hi Lea, where do I find the templates for the notes, mention in your KZbin video "How Anyone Can Write Perfect Meeting Notes"?

[@LeaDavid]

Hi there, please see the first link in the description. If you subscribe to my newsletter you will receive access to the templates as well. Best, Lea

[@alvinmwangi]

is she shadow banned? there's no reason this content doesn't translate 🤔to the public.

[@LeaDavid]

Thanks, Alvin, for your support!

[@djvj4713]

That's really weird to write down every single word said during a meeting.

[@LeaDavid]

Indeed, but I know a lot of people who still do that and consider it "meeting notes"...