Agenda reffers to a plan schedule ; what is planned for the day.
Minutes are basically the summary or the result of any particular meeting.
To close a meeting you adjurn the meeting. They are both the same thing.
You take minutes to meetings to let attendants of the current meeting know what went on in the previous meeting. You record minutes during every meeting to have documented everything that was reviewed and everything that was discussed.
Keeping minutes during meetings is an important part of the whole meeting, through the minutes the discussion can form a legible pattern which can be understood by the attendees, also it helps in monitoring what has been discussed by the people during the meeting, also while preparing the final reports of the meeting, the minutes acts as bullet points for the whole meeting.
'Minutes of the meeting' is a compilation of the points discussed at a meeting. The Minutes include details like the date of the meeting, agenda for the meeting and list of attendees, followed by the points discussed. It serves to keep a track on the progress of the actionables discussed and one can refer back to the Minutes to take stock of the current status. The minutes are usually circulated by either the secretary or else by someone who takes part in the discussion.
An important part of taking meeting minutes is that all decisions made are accurately recorded.
Apologies: someone who can't make the meeting and informs the host prior to the meeting. Absent: someone who doesn't attend the meeting and did not let the host know.
are the minutes of the meeting ...
"Minutes of the meeting were" is the correct phrase to use. "Minutes" in this context refers to a record of what was discussed or decided upon during a meeting, which is considered a plural noun requiring the plural verb "were."
ANSWERIn every meeting, there should be an agenda for discussion and the transcription of what transpire during the meeting are documented in the Minutes of the Meeting. Hence, minutes (short for Minutes of the Meeting) is the by-product of discussed agenda as stated in the Notice of Meeting. The said document contains the discussions and/or resolution to issues and /or agreements, among others, in a given meeting. So, the relationship between Minutes and Agenda, is: one is to many - one Minutes of the Meeting contains one or more agenda.ANSWERAn agenda is a list of things or issues to be discussed at an upcoming meeting and minutes are the document that list everything or salient parts that was discussed and the results of any decisions agreed upon or new items/issues or to do list during the meeting.
A resolution is written documentation describing an action authorized by the board of directors of a corporation. The minutes are a written document that describes items discussed by the directors during a board meeting, including actions taken and resolutions passed.
The difference in time between 8AM and 4.20PM is eight hours 20 minutes.
The difference is 53 seconds.
The "MINUTES" of the meeting are plural therefore they WERE adopted.
The noun "minutes of a meeting" takes a singular verb when referring to the document itself (e.g. "The minutes of the meeting was distributed"), but a plural verb when referring to the contents or details within the document (e.g. "The minutes of the meeting were thorough").
It is not required for meeting minutes to be signed, but having a designated person responsible for taking and approving the minutes adds credibility to the document. Signing the minutes can serve as a form of validation and confirmation that the information in the document is accurate.
Meeting minutes contain opinions and commentary from the note-taker. Correct :)
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