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Writing Minutes of a Meeting

Record decisions and action points.

Examples

  • It was agreed to postpone the launch.

Key rules

  • Minutes record the date, attendees, decisions and action points
  • Use past tense and passive forms such as It was agreed that...
  • Keep the minutes objective

Common mistakes

  • We talked about the launch and we all agreed. → It was agreed to postpone the launch to September.

Use cases

  • Recording committee meetings
  • Keeping a record for a project team
  • Official board minutes
💡 Tip: Put action points in a separate list with names and deadlines.
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