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Falconbury
The Minutes and Meetings Management Masterclass for Company Secretaries and Directors Training Course
This practical training course will give you the skills and knowledge to manage meetings effectively
★★★★★ "Excellent"
8 November 2024
+ 27 March 2025, 10 July 2025, 7 November 2025 »
from £249
- Format: Live online
- CPD: 3 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
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Course overview
This meeting management course is designed to explain the purpose of meeting minutes and provide guidance and practical help to those involved in meeting management and support.
Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of why meeting minutes are essential for documenting discussions, decisions, and action items. The training will cover best practices for preparing, drafting, and finalising minutes and how best to prepare for and manage different types of meetings.
Minute writing can be a challenging and time-consuming task. This course will give you the essential skills and highlight the importance in the context of a director's role. Participants will learn how to capture key points effectively, differentiate between essential and non-essential information, and ensure that the minutes are a reliable record of the meeting. By mastering the art of minute writing, directors can significantly enhance the efficiency and productivity of their meetings.
Effective minute writing reduces misunderstandings, ensures accountability, and facilitates the follow-up of action items. This training aims to empower participants with practical techniques and tips to streamline meetings and the minute-taking process. Ultimately, this course will help you contribute to better-organised, more productive meetings that drive your organisation’s goals forward.
This training course is part of our series of Corporate Strategy Training Courses covering the essential skills and best practices for all Company Directors and Company Secretaries, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Benefits of attending
By attending this course you will:
- Get to grips with the challenges of minute writing and the skills you need to improve
- Understand the purpose of minutes and resolutions
- Develop your decision making and organisation skills
- Examine the documentation necessary for productive meetings
- Clarify the key roles at a meeting and the different types of meetings
- Learn the skills for effective meeting management
Who should attend?
This course has been specifically designed for:
- Company Directors
- Company Secretaries
- Minute takers
- Legal professionals
- Governance professionals
- All professionals looking to develop their skills in this area
This course will cover:
- The purpose of Minutes
- Meeting types and key roles at a meeting
- The Role and Risks of AI in Minutes
- Effective decision making processes
- Meeting management
Russell Shackleton
Russell Shackleton, CIA, CFE, MBA, FRSA, is a risk management and corporate governance expert consultant and trainer. He is an experienced advisor to Boards and sub-committees, and a tutor on the Financial Times Non-Executive Director programme.
He is an accomplished change agent and strategic thinker, as well as a civil and commercial mediator. He has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and is a governance specialist with the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.
Russell applies his operational experience allied with strategic thinking, exemplary leadership and team working skills to help businesses bring a structured change that is pragmatic, sustainable, and meets the needs and cultural fit of their organisation. He is passionate about empowering groups to achieve more than their component parts through effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
He has worked with many industries across the world, including manufacturing, FMCG, retail, automotive, supply chain logistics, food production/services, construction, textiles, engineering, infrastructure, energy, warehousing, transport, and charities.
Now based in the UK, he continues to serve organisations with an international footprint, culture or supply chain, both as an consultant / trainer or a Non-Executive Director and maintain those connections and knowledge. He speaks English and French.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
- 30% off the 2nd delegate*
- 40% off the 3rd delegate*
- 50% off the 4th delegate*
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
8 November 2024
Live online
13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 14059
- GBP 299
- EUR 429
- USD 489
- 3 hours of live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
27 March 2025
Live online
13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
09:30-13:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14478
- GBP 249 299
- EUR 359 429
- USD 411 489
Until 20 Feb
- 3 hours of live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
10 July 2025
Live online
13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14711
- GBP 249 299
- EUR 359 429
- USD 411 489
Until 05 Jun
- 3 hours of live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
7 November 2025
Live online
13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 15050
- GBP 249 299
- EUR 359 429
- USD 411 489
Until 03 Oct
- 3 hours of live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
Reviews of IPI's The Minutes and Meetings Management Masterclass for Company Secretaries and Directors training course
Excellent
Aug 4 2023
Onyeche Helen Adogwa 
Principal Partner, Adogwa & Co. Ltd
Aug 4 2023
Mr. Davies was very kind, and his passion for minutes lifted a lot of that burden feeling. I look forward to using a few new skills and techniques.
Daisy Martinez 
General Manager, Laguna Madre Water District
May 22 2023
Everything was great, I was looking to make my minute taking more professional and with this course I did.
Susan Wilkinson 
Executive Assistant, Danbro Trading Group
United Kingdom
- Business West
- Danbro Trading Group
- Great North Air Ambulance Service
- Nasdaq
- National League
Canada
- Peoples Group
- The Azrieli Foundation
United States of America
- Bay Holdings Group LLC
- Laguna Madre Water District
Nigeria
- Waltersmith
Trinidad And Tobago
- Adogwa & Co. Ltd
