by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 9, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Meetings bogged down with routine items? Consider a “consent agenda” If your Board wants to save time and streamline its meetings, consider using a “consent agenda.” A consent agenda is a group of routine discussion points wrapped into one single agenda item. Roberts...
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 23, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Two and a half years ago, when we were all thrown into turmoil and asked to work from home, we had to make some major adjustments to the way in which we held our meetings. Naturally, that has affected the way we take minutes. Although most of us are returning...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 24, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Every Tuesday morning at 9:30, my executive held his weekly manager’s meeting. I took the minutes. One of the managers, Barbara, was always the last person to join the meeting, and she was always late. As everyone walked into the boardroom, I would write down...
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 27, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I typically start my Minute Taking Made Easy workshops by asking my class if they like taking minutes. After a few chuckles and groans, the overwhelming response is no; they do not like it at all. I think it is fair to say that while we don’t like the task, most...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 20, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Voice to text apps are commonplace now. Whether it is Otter.Ai, Reason8.ai, Voicera, Rev.com, or any of the others, the temptation to use them to transcribe your meetings into minutes is irresistible. They are all good at recognizing voices and creating good...
