How to write meeting minutes at work as a beginner

[@KajolPhadnis]

Template I made can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1JeZKxYeRPNOAZAVqqlaloJs3h6cf-tUc/view?usp=sharing NOTE: 1) Change fonts / colours to your firm branding 2) Add a client logo in the top right 3) Delete things you don't need 4) Rename the document name

[@abdulqudusalhajiisa550]

template

[@hoihoi12250]

thank you. As a side note, love how you kept this snappy. Many youtubers speak too slow or upload too-long videos.

[@KajolPhadnis]

Trying to keep the education videos short and sweet :)

[@ZodoLeeka]

I'd like to second this. I really appreciate the pace. Thanks for sharing this helpful tutorial.

[@iamabhishekaggarwal]

Just got a job as a senior consultant, going through all of your videos, feeling lucky to find such useful videos. Thanks Kajol. 😀

[@KajolPhadnis]

Great to hear! Major major congrats on the new job :)

[@iamabhishekaggarwal]

@@KajolPhadnis Thankyou Kajol 😀

[@CaramelisedKimchi]

omg today i entered my first ever BIG meeting and really struggled yet I run over to your youtube. Thank goodness! Cheers to all the tips

[@KajolPhadnis]

Anytime Hannah xxx

[@timothyadaramola5836]

As I live and breath🤣🤣, the fastest woman alive. Thank you for the tips and templates.

[@bryand6811]

what i find really difficult with business requirement meetings is that so many people are saying different/conflicting things about the same topic (stakeholders, subject experts, etc) and it just goes around and around. eventually, someone says "ok let's go with that" but at that point im still writing down the 5th suggestion and i end up missing what "that" is cause so many solutions were discussed thoroughly to get where we ended up. any tips on how to improve following where the decisions eventually land?

[@tatianabritton6258]

Have you thought about voice recording the meeting (with permission of course)? If not, don’t be afraid to speak up and ask to verify what suggestion was agreed on.

[@5asiulenka]

Record it secretly on phone

[@daviddavis8053]

Always ask permission first. It's easier to get the requirement if your hosting the meeting. If not, for those big corporate level meetings, they are usually recorded either way for this very reason. In time you develop an ear for it too.

[@mosaif_mudawi]

​@@tatianabritton6258 Great suggestion!

[@sophiandiga]

Great tips! Maybe you could consider a slower pace in subsequent videos. Tip: Pause for a few seconds before moving to a new point... Thank you!

[@stafi7066]

Super duper helpful tips! I’ve always struggled with summarising and writing straightforward lecture notes, meeting minutes etc. I will definitely try this in the near future ❤️

[@KajolPhadnis]

Awww glad it is helpful - lemme know how it goes 🤗

[@Jamman22]

Showing a real life example would be great.

[@KajolPhadnis]

client confidentality and hahaha, imagine doing one of what my friends say in a discussion

[@coreystickland]

A draft minutes example would be great

[@nlynch8506]

Oh she don't have an example...✌🏽

[@KajolPhadnis]

Don't forget to hit the like button :) Let me know what other topics you want me to cover!!

[@umeshp]

Resume writing for a consultant

[@KajolPhadnis]

Will add that

[@riorin8829]

Hi Kajol, would you share your meeting minute template? thanks

[@meenapandit9138]

It's informative... However after watching video I got breathing problem. Advice for you, u can take a pause of at least 1sec. After completing a sentence.

[@najat4727]

This is great. I'm using your video and template in my Business English class tomorrow. Thanks a million👍

[@daviddavis8053]

Nice, your style is similar to mine for taking minutes. If the minutes are going to someone pretty high up, it help to ask someone you work with who knows them. Ask what is the best way to make the minutes easy to read.

[@jeromet.sathanantham5561]

" Kajol Phadnis - Wannabe CEO" hahahahahaha I love it! Never stop dreaming! ;-)

[@KajolPhadnis]

😁

[@acmdv]

Wow I feel out of breath just watching this...

[@moonbeam603]

hahaha! me too!!

[@jenishmodipodcast]

Video is indeed very helpful, one suggestion though - can you speak little slow

[@KajolPhadnis]

Hopefully improved in my recent videos :) will go slower

[@samueledwards5026]

Thank you for the tips. It was very helpful

[@ss383nova]

Really informative and helpful, thank you. If you could slow it down just a bit, it would make it a little easier to take notes. :)

[@alisherakhmadjonov8707]

That's a great video to send to some people 👀😂

[@KajolPhadnis]

Quick 3 min video hollaaaaa

[@applesgreenandred5287]

I have learnt a lot!

[@KajolPhadnis]

Send it to someone who can learn too 🥰

[@applesgreenandred5287]

@@KajolPhadnis I will do :)

[@KajolPhadnis]

Hehehe thanks x

[@applesgreenandred5287]

@@KajolPhadnis 😁😊☺

[@simranb101]

Great video! Would love a link/ downloadable version of this template if you could add it in the description or comments section!

[@KajolPhadnis]

I'll do this hehe - will comment again when I've added it!

[@simranb101]

@@KajolPhadnis sounds good, thanks!

[@KajolPhadnis]

pinned comment with the link :)

[@simranb101]

@@KajolPhadnis Thank you!

[@felicitysmoakandwillgraham6453]

Can u add annex or attachments to minutes of meeting? Like the documents presented and used during the meeting?

[@KajolPhadnis]

Yes you defo can :)

[@felicitysmoakandwillgraham6453]

@@KajolPhadnis how does one attach it? Is there a right way? My boss wants me to use excel to make a MoM and i cannot, for the life of me, figure out how i could attach files for references in that kind of form 😭

[@nitinpaul5460]

You are beautiful and I couldn't focus on what you are saying. ❤

[@MarkFarentino]

great info but please slow down you are talking way to fast.

[@KajolPhadnis]

Latest videos are defo slower now

[@a.n1111]

Agreed

[@fk_torty]

Awesome presentation. Partly amazed I could keep up with your pace and still noticed how glossy your hair looks.. damn girl!

[@sullystone307]

thanks, much respect Madam.

[@FarzanasLaw]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!!

[@KajolPhadnis]

Awww so glad you enjoyed it ❤❤❤

[@caffreydavis218]

Unfortunately I do not have access to my system, so I'll have to listen and write.

[@saetosaif4952]

You conveyed important tips to take effective minutes but it was very difficult to followup your conversation like you rushed up

[@KajolPhadnis]

Sorry about that hopefully I've now improved in my latest videos

[@aliciaculver5366]

In this day and age I can't figure out why people don't record it??? I was recording minutes in 1987. Lol.

[@elbothomes]

what do you use? mini recorder?

[@laurahamilton6528]

In some meetings this isn’t allowed for privacy, security or confidentiality reasons. Although recording is great back up, why would you sit through the whole meeting again? Regulators etc. don’t want written documents and if you have to go through past sets of minutes for any reason, it’s a lot easier to review a document than it is to sit through a recording.

[@joellee4185]

i write minutes for meetings all the time at work as i am a senior admin, but i want to improve my minute taking skills because i feel like i don't know if my minutes are good enough to a high standard? i haven't had any complaints about them, i usually capture the main important points discussed and then the actions, but i want it to sound more professional if that makes sense? do you have any tips for this please? thanks x

[@gouravrawat8190]

This is my PMO Interview Question how to create MOM and how to document it ..

[@reshmadas7368]

Damn girl! I love you ♥️🤭😜

[@KajolPhadnis]

Omg stop 💙💙💙💙💙

[@Ordainer30]

I came here to learn on minutes 😃 of meeting 😂 for First year and ended up learning for future also 😂😂

[@ackerman.5668]

Is there a different writing current or previous minutes?

[@monnombre6547]

great advice!

[@KajolPhadnis]

Hehe thank you - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@aletsgetloud6]

Perfectionist 🥵😍

[@KajolPhadnis]

Lmao we all are - need to get over this habit

[@aletsgetloud6]

@@KajolPhadnis haha I could only wish to be one! I’m not even close🤣 AKA the laziest person on this planet xD

[@KajolPhadnis]

@@aletsgetloud6 I'm lazier than you trust me hahahhaa but in a month I'll have a time management one which hopefully motivates you hahah

[@PinayMarriedinSaudi]

You speak super fast

[@KajolPhadnis]

recent videos have slowed down hopefully :)

[@Momoh_Lawal]

Thank you for this great tip. Actually my first time watching your videos but observed that you talk a bit too fast. Maybe you could moderate your pace a little. Just a little so one can digest what you are saying as you are saying it. Rather than pause to comprehend. #MyOpinion.

[@KajolPhadnis]

100% hopefully my newer videos have me talking slower

[@Momoh_Lawal]

@@KajolPhadnis Amazing, you just earn a subscriber. I'll definitely go check them out. Thank you again 😊

[@brownsauce34]

Can you help me write emails and letters professionally?

[@KajolPhadnis]

Video on that soon

[@mvh3374]

so beautiful ❤️

[@Christine-kp8ns]

omg - you need to SLOW down!

[@KajolPhadnis]

Latest videos have :)

[@cybrbby7]

you look like winona ryder

[@Airwane]

great vid but thank god for slowing speed is there lol

[@KajolPhadnis]

Haha sorry, hopefully the recent videos have slowed down

[@melodypure8002]

We’ve come too far with technology to be doing this. Why don’t the meeting just get recorded without showing the faces? Ppl can just state their name & position when they want to speak. Everyone gets an audio copy to do whatever they need to do & done!

[@2minsplease]

Do you prefer more than one person writing the MoM ?

[@KajolPhadnis]

Good question - 100% cause you often miss things as people speak sooo fast 😭😭😭

[@2minsplease]

So so true. Happens to me all the time. I prefer having 2 people and divide the speakers into 2 groups allocating one group to each 😝

[@KajolPhadnis]

Need someone to collate that afterwords hehehe

[@2minsplease]

Hahaha Yes

[@2minsplease]

I was waiting for the REC thing which you did in your previous video. That was so cool 😝🙏🏼

[@pattonjack70]

I love u

[@aimalnajmi6160]

You gotta speak slowly honey. Its hard to attend to you.

[@sum24able]

You are missing the basics of communication. Dont be so fast that your viewers have to repeat the videos.

[@abdulbasithashraf5480]

You can't be taking minutes and also be a CEO in the same meeting

[@KajolPhadnis]

sometimes you have to :)

[@nascentnaomie]

📝✨

[@shobhitsharma2137]

Please just speak a little slow

[@TruthBetold-z8w]

Speaking way to fast to catch what you are saying.

[@thexeffectahlidjahchristia4728]

You talk too fast its hard to follow...nice template though

[@KajolPhadnis]

I do but hopefully in my last 10 videos I've talked waaaay slower!

[@solimankabir5668]

you should little bit slow speaking.

[@teruatihauhnar8076]

Why are u speaking so fast

[@cubbyhouse7559]

Complete rubbish...No indication all how to do it...

[@medelfff]

👎

[@m.m.2258]

You talk way too fast. This was a waste of two minutes of my time