Blogmas Day 4: Effective Communication with Governors

Welcome to day 4 of Blogmas! Today’s post is brought to you by Becky from Governors’ Virtual Office (GVO).  If you haven’t already heard – Pro Clerking has teamed up with GVO to provide even more support for Clerks, Governance Professionals and Company Secretaries by way of a collaborative, secure online library of resources, templates,ContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 4: Effective Communication with Governors”

Blogmas Day 3: Minute Typing Buzz Words

Welcome to day 3 of Blogmas! Today I’ll be sharing some minute typing buzz words. I keep a list of these printed out on my office notice board as a visual prompt when typing up minutes. I hope you find them helpful too! Minute Typing Buzz Words  Discussed​Debated​ Deliberated​ Considered​ Examined​ Analysed​ Pointed out​ Explained​ Suggested​ Drew attention​ Raised​ Informed​ Were reminded that​ Recalled​ Benefits of​ Advantages of​ Value of Understood​ Clarified​ Illustrated​ Defined​ Demonstrated​ Emphasised​ Indicated​ Agreed​ Disagreed​ Disputed​ Planned​ Intended​ Hoped​ Proposed​ Existence of​ Issue of​ RealityContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 3: Minute Typing Buzz Words”

Blogmas Day 2: The Head, Chair and Clerk Working Relationship

An effective Governing Body needs clear leadership and direction, therefore a good working relationship between the Head, Chair and Clerk is pivotal to ensuring a Governing Body runs smoothly, efficiently and strategically. Speed of Trust “The first job of a leader – at work or at home – is to inspire trust. It’s to bringContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 2: The Head, Chair and Clerk Working Relationship”

Blogmas Day 1: Welcome and What to Expect

Hello and a very warm welcome to Blogmas 2021!  Those who were subscribed to the Pro Clerking email list last year may remember the 12 days of Blogmas series. Well, this year I’m bumping the series up to a new blog post every weekday of December leading up to Christmas – that’s 18 days ofContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 1: Welcome and What to Expect”