Role of Secretary During the Meeting
The secretary need to be vigilant throughout the meetingp; as he/she is responsible for accurately recording the proceedings of the meeting and also presenting the minutes of previous meeting.
1. Recording the minutes is the most important responsibility of the secretary during the meeting. This may be done in many ways: taking shorthand notes, recording the proceedings with a voice recorder or entrusting a short hand clerical staff to record the minutes. While using voice recorder, it is always safe to take down notes also; the recorder should be used as a review reference source. These recording should be copied to discs, labeled and filed soon after the meeting is over.
2. He/she should present the minutes of the previous meeting and also present the follow up action taken on each item.