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- ISBN: 9780749456573
- ISBN: 0749456574
- Physical Description: printvi, 150 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Rev. 2nd ed.
- Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page Ltd., 2010.
- General Note: At head of title: The Sunday Times
- Formatted Contents Note: Background. Cycle of a meeting : the participants -- Arranging a meeting. Who will attend : administration -- Sections of a meeting -- Agenda. Agenda styles -- Personal preparation -- Creating the right environment -- Attending the meeting -- Taking notes. The message, not the words -- Structuring notes -- Writing up the minutes -- The minutes. Styles of minutes : common questions about minutes : useful words for minutes -- Recording decisions and actions -- Layout and numbering. Layout : numbering : look at the picture -- Impact of the freedom of information act on minutes. Exempt information : impact on meeting papers : referencing meeting papers : writing minutes -- Business English for minutes. Sentences : paragraphs : plain English : problem punctuation -- Building confidence.