How do you guys take good meeting minutes? That shit is extremely difficulty when the meeting has complex convo.

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I respectfully disagree. If the meeting is on a topic i know nothing about, im basically transcribing what's said verbatim. That way i can review after the meeting, google what i need to, and reorganize later after i understand better. If i don't know what's going on then there's no way i'd be able to organize my thoughts via action items or topics.

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Doodle a funny picture during the meeting so it looks like you know what you're doing then make it all up afterwards

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Agree with pwc3. Action items if you have a good handle on what's going on, frantic verbatim typing if not (but act cool and nod cuz fake it til you make it)

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Record it sit back and check ya FB status 😁

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You realize recording clients or other confidential material who don’t consent could be illegal?

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Bring a staff 😂😂😂

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I suck at this.

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It takes a few times to get it right. Don't just write things down verbatim. Organize it by action items or topics

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In the state of PA, only one person needs to know that the conversation is being recorded for it to be legal. Bigger issue is do you want to be responsible for the shit your clients say 😒

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Leave space around each key point to fill in notes that come up later about the topic. End the meeting with action items everyone agrees on.

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And we found the lawyer in the group...

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Kpmg1 no one has said record a client

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Ha! Nah, not an attorney. Did litigation consulting for about four years. Start picking things up along the way.

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RECORD

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Have GDM on the phone and let them take notes for you. Apparently they are amazing at it, will type up a word for word meeting minutes.

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PwC 6 - really?

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To record just sounds like a big no no and a huge breach of trust.

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PwC6 is that for real?

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Ask if you can record gosh guys. 9 times out of 10 they will say yes for the pure fact you won’t bug them as much.

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I like the GDM idea.

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