More than 100 Verbs to Elevate Your Minutes

Now that we’ve spent time Deconstructing Your Minutes, let’s turn to how our use of language can elevate those minutes.

Blah, blah, blah … are you stuck in a repetitive mode?

Take a close look at some of your recent minutes. When recording meetings, you want to avoid monotony and the repetition of key phrases used to describe actions or undertakings.

After all, few among us enjoy reading sentence after sentence monotonously stating that “The President noted …” or, “Members asked …”

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Why you should record in an active, rather than passive, voice

Equally important, we want to present minutes in an active voice that reflects the action-oriented nature of our meetings. It may be easy to lapse into a passive voice, recording that, “The committee received a report …” or that “The team accepted an award …” but passive language is a disservice to individuals’ preparation for and active participation in meetings.

With these thoughts in mind, check below for options to consider the next time you’re seeking inspiration … and note (or reflect, observe, confirm, declare or even applaud!) that all such words are provided in the past tense, which is the appropriate choice for recording minutes.