I’m a project manager that runs meetings. I’m struggling to both drive the meeting and take notes. Any recommendations?

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Have folks take notes for you. And ask them to send you once they are done

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I’m not sure if you’re allowed to do this, but I have recorded important meetings that I drive. It helps me take detailed notes later on and replaying also makes me confident about everything discussed during the meeting.

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Yup, wfh makes this a no brainer

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If you’re a manager you should have some people you’re managing? Ask them to take notes?

I’m doing project management for our client. I’m the only consultant on the call - it feels weird to ask the client to take notes for me

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Looks like best advice below is record meetings and take notes on screen.

make an agenda before the meeting, split into specfic topics to hit, have a template ready to fill out each section you discuss, have the action items box pre-filled so all you have to do is fill in the issue.

I prefer to take notes off screen and to show the agenda only on screen. It stops people from wasting time word smithing and allows me to take typing shortcuts that i correct or flesh out after the meeting.

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