     Writing minutes  How to write the meeting minutes    You
don’t need to note every word. Just keep a record as follows:
1. Names of everyone who was there (and apologies from those who
weren’t)   2. Key decisions made   3. Next steps and actions
agreed.  If you don’t understand something then ask, if you
don’t understand what is being decided then it’s unlikely anyone
else will.  2. Write up the minutes  You can either do this in
Microsoft Word, or use a simple tool like www.pailz.com, to type
up the minutes. Tools like Pailz help you by prompting you to
enter in all the right information that you need in a good
minutes document (names, apologies, date, the location and so
on)  3. Review the minutes  Once you’ve written them, you need
to send them to someone else who was there to check them. It
might not be necessary but it’s often worth confirming with the
chair (the person who ran the meeting) that you’ve got an
accurate reflection of the meeting.  4. Circulate the minutes
Send a copy of the minutes