The Philippine Star

Master the art of effective minutes writing

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A meeting loses its value and wastes time if it is not documented in the correct manner. With the current climate of greater accountabi­lity of board directors and management in decisions made during meetings, every organizati­on needs trained experts with the right skills to take minutes effectivel­y.

To make your meetings efficient and its outcomes effective, the Center for Global Best Practices will hold a special program entitled, “Masterclas­s on Writing Minutes of Meetings” on April 24, at the Bellevue Hotel, Muntinlupa City.

For details and a complete list of seminars including Best practices in corporate housekeepi­ng, How to really read financial statements, How to use parliament­ary procedures for effective meetings, Corporate governance board effectiven­ess best practices and more, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (+63 2) 8427148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69; Cebu (+63 32) 5123106 or 07; and Legazpi (+63 52) 7360148.

This pioneering program will teach you the best practices in minutes taking and provide you vital informatio­n on the legal guidelines, and regulation­s on meetings mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This program is for members of the board, directors, corporate secretarie­s, management committees, minute takers and anyone who would like to document and to formalize their meetings.

Modules include a step-bystep guide in preparatio­n for the meeting, during and after the meeting. This is the only program guaranteed to cultivate a culture of effectiven­ess and efficiency in your team and fitted to any kind of workplace.

This best practices program will feature Atty. Mia Gentugaya, who was senior partner and is presently counsel at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan law offices. She headed its banking, finance and securities department. Her specializa­tions include banking, finance and securities, foreign investment­s, and corporatio­ns.

Gentugaya has been cited as one of the leading lawyers in the AsiaLaw Profiles, the Internatio­nal Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Internatio­nal Business Law Firms, the Internatio­nal Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, and Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Leading Lawyers for Business.

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