1.

Remember that minutes should capture the three points below nothing more
nothing less:
o What was decided
o What was accomplished
o What was agreed and actions for the attendees
2. The format for your minutes should be consistent and ideally you should be
working from one template. If your company does not have a branded template
you should suggest this to your manager and design something for them, a
simple word template with the following information will suffice:
o The name of the Committee meeting
o The date, time and location of the meeting
o The attendees
o The apologies
o The name of the minute taker
o Each of the agenda items underlined and listed with details on what was
decided, what was accomplished and the action points to take forward
(with the initials of the person responsible for the action).
o Any other business
o The date of the next meeting
3.List of words that can be used while drafting minutes
Acknowledged

Listed

Agreed On

Maintained

Agreed to

Mentioned

Announced

Noted

Arranged

Observed

Asked for

Perceived

Asserted

Predicted

Assured

Presented

Believed

Promised

Brought up

Proposed

Complained

Recommended

Confirmed

Remarked

Decided

Reported

Declared

Requested

Described

Reviewing

Detailed

Said

Discussed

Settled

Displayed

Showed

Emphasised

Specified

Explained

Stated

Expressed

Stressed

Guaranteed

Suggested

Identified

Summarised

Implemented

Understood

Informed

Worked on