There have been countless amount of times where minutes served its actual purpose of re-capping what was said at the meeting and what new deadlines were established that needed to get done. Even for people that were not at the meeting, they can easily follow what was going on and what they missed and any responsibilities that they may have or need to address. I can barely remember what I had for lunch, so when there are future meetings, it is important to take notes and create a timeline to make sure that deadlines are being met and that everyone is staying on top of their game.

There are certainly times where I have missed meetings and the minutes were emailed to me to catch me up on what I missed. I believe that it has saved me quite a bit from asking around and trying to get information from other busy members of the organization. It also tells me what I have to do and get done by the next meetings and allows me to keep a schedule for myself. I do believe that these are very important and should remain in every meeting, designating one person to take them and email the general members.