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The United Republic of Tanzania
President's Office - Public Service Management and Good Governance

Tanzania Public Service College(TPSC)

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This Course Start at: Dec 29, 2025 , End at Jan 2, 2026 at MOROGORO for 5 Days

Course Details
Name Effective Meeting Management, Minute Taking and Presentation Skills
Target Groups Clerks of meetings, Secretaries of Committees, Personal Secretaries, Personal Assistants, Human Resource Officers, Office Administrators, Heads of Departments / Sections and other interested officers
Description Covers the skills needed to run meetings efficiently, take accurate minutes, and deliver compelling presentations.
Fee 650000
Coordinator Felicianus Richard
Email: felicianus.richard@tpsc.go.tz   Phone: +255657233242
Objectives
  1. Understand meeting concepts, including their definition, purpose, and importance.
  2. Apply regulations governing official meetings.
  3. Create effective meeting notices with appropriate content.
  4. Develop well-structured meeting agendas.
  5. Understand and perform the duties of a chairperson.
  6. Fulfill the responsibilities of a secretary in meetings.
  7. Participate effectively as a member in meetings.
  8. Identify and address difficulties affecting official meetings.
  9. Take accurate and comprehensive minutes.
  10. Prepare matters arising from meetings and follow up on directive implementation.
  11. Develop oral presentation skills.
  12. Recognize and utilize different types of presentations.
  13. Plan and prepare presentations effectively.
  14. Select and use appropriate aids/media in presentations.
Topics
  1. Meeting concept (definition, purpose and importance of conducting official meetings).
  2. Regulations governing official meetings (appointment of officials, notice of the meeting, agenda and quorum).
  3. Contents included in the notice of the meeting.
  4. Developing agenda of the meeting.
  5. Duties of a Chairperson.
  6. Duties of a Secretary.
  7. Roles of members in a meeting.
  8. Difficulties affecting official meetings.
  9. Minute taking techniques.
  10. Preparing matters arising from the meeting and follow-up on the implementation of directives given.
  11. Oral presentation skills.
  12. Types of presentations.
  13. Stages of preparing presentation.
  14. Aids/media used in presentation and its functions/roles.