A Starter's Guide to Writing Effective Meeting Notes

Re:A Starter's Guide to Writing Effective Meeting Notes by steverb on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:21PM (#13988502)

Not all meetings are for deciding on action items. Sometimes you have to meet so that everyone is exposed to the same information at the same time. Sometimes, you meet to decide action items, even if everyone already knows what the action items are, so that people know that their input was factored into the action item.

And yes, sometimes you have meetings so you can waste time/spread the blame/look busy.

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Re:A Starter's Guide to Writing Effective Meeting Notes by discreditable on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:36PM (#13988667)

> so that everyone is exposed to the same information at the same time

Which is usually my least favorite meeting—the one that should have been an email.

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Re:A Starter's Guide to Writing Effective Meeting Notes by ams6110 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @02:40PM (#13989262)

In my experience people don't read bulk email. At least not closely. They might not pay attention in a meeting either, but it's more likely especially if you discourage use of electronic devices.

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