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Title

Better Minute Writing for NPOs

Code

NCOM5060

Run#	Start Date	End Date	Closing Date	Published Title
1	04-Jan-11	05-Jan-11		Better Minute Writing for NPOs	Only for View	View Timetable

Duration

14.0 Hrs

Course Fee	Fee (excludes GST)	Fee (includes GST)
Course Fee (After 80% funding from VCF)	$80.00	$85.60
Course Fee (Before Funding)	$400.00	$428.00

Target Participants

NPO staff who are required to take brief notes or write the minutes of meetings.

Learning Objective

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the responsibilities of the minute-taker
2. Recognise the purpose of meetings and the duties of various members
3. Organise and present information effectively in minutes
4. Apply the different styles of writing minutes
5. Avoid the common grammatical errors in minutes writing

Course Outline

1. The Fundamentals
a. Why keep records?
b. Types of meetings
c. Role of the minute-taker
d. Purpose of minutes
e. Contents of minutes
f. Problems of the minute-taker

2. Before the Meeting
a. Preparation
b. Note-taking formats
c. Note-taking skills
d. Styles of minutes
e. Choosing type of minutes

3. Language
a. Register
b. Grammar of reported speech
c. Summarising
d. Reporting outcomes
e. Diplomacy in minutes

Trainer

Ms Nicole Stinton is a trainer, facilitator and coach with over 15 years of experience working in the communication, not-for-profit and arts sectors. She has lectured in communication, voice and management at a tertiary level for three years. Ms Stinton moved to Singapore from Australia in 2007, where she was on the Executive Committee of a NPO association DramaWest for five years, including two as Vice-President. She has been instrumental in curriculum development and in writing syllabus in both Australia and Singapore. Ms Stinton has published four books on communications and theatre, which are widely used in Australia. She holds a Graduate Diploma of Education, a Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training, and is currently completing her MBA.

Fee Remarks

Applicable for registered charities and IPCs. Please refer to www.charities.gov.sg to check your eligibility

Enquiries

Gillian Theng / 62106660 / gillian_theng@ncss.gov.sg

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