Taking meeting notes / tracking

[MarillionFan]

Just interested in what process people use for capturing & taking meeting notes.

On main meetings I put together(or someone) will do minutes with an action list. I then track my actions seperately.

But for the main, do you just have a notepad you take, do it on the laptop during the meeting or write up afterwards??

I remember most, but I still tend to write up afterwards, but now have 3 weeks of notes to read back through!!!

[cojak]

This is exactly where my iPad earns it's keep. I use an app called Daily Notes that I can put the minutes into directly and then email out before people have left their seats. Or you can send it to yourself and tidy it up a bit before sending it out 10 minutes later.

If I had a load of meetings and preferred to write I'd use and Echo/Smart pen. They will record the meeting as well as convert to text.

Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word

[Doggy Styles]

Either, depending on the meeting and the subject.

[SupremeSpod]

Just interested in what process people use for capturing & taking meeting notes.

On main meetings I put together(or someone) will do minutes with an action list. I then track my actions seperately.

But for the main, do you just have a notepad you take, do it on the laptop during the meeting or write up afterwards??

I remember most, but I still tend to write up afterwards, but now have 3 weeks of notes to read back through!!!

Mind maps.

Also, because most of our meetings are geographically spread, we use GoToMeeting and I record the meeting.

[MarillionFan]

Mind maps.

Also, because most of our meetings are geographically spread, we use GoToMeeting and I record the meeting.

Really? How do you use a mind map for a meeting. Concepts maybe? But notes?

[Pondlife]

This is exactly where my iPad earns it's keep. I use an app called Daily Notes that I can put the minutes into directly and then email out before people have left their seats. Or you can send it to yourself and tidy it up a bit before sending it out 10 minutes later.

If I had a load of meetings and preferred to write I'd use and Echo/Smart pen. They will record the meeting as well as convert to text.

Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word

CJ, do you type on the iPad or use a stylus type pen thingy?

[SupremeSpod]

Really? How do you use a mind map for a meeting. Concepts maybe? But notes?

Meetings follow a theme and have a purpose.

Track those with actions and make the various connections as the meeting progresses.

Works for me.

[SimonMac]

I am old skool, A5 note pad and pencil.

Each new project gets a new notebook which I record everything in.

[BlasterBates]

I keep rough notes during the meeting but write up the key points straight after i.e. not minutes but make it understandable. If you wait too long you forget what the comments you wrote down mean. Only takes 5 or 10 mins to write it up.

[EternalOptimist]

GRP

Goals,Roles and Processes.

meetings are probably one of the biggest resource sinks known to man. Therefore they have to be taken seriously and planned meticulously.
Everyone has a role, there must be a clear goal, and the minutes must be published within 24 hours

if I am not taking minutes, I take scribbly notes on an A4 pad - one per project.