A JCL Guide For Webmasters, Secretaries, and CoCos July 2018 | Page 30

ADVICE FROM  Try to add links or even imaged to your minutes. This helps get the most important information across as quickly and directly as possible. Sabrina Zhong WiscoJCL Secretary 2017-2018 secretaries Find a computer keyboard you like and, if possible, get an external one if you dislike your computer's keyboard. Avery Powers Student Council Secretary Definitely find a format that you're comfortable with. That was the hardest for me.  Create an outline beforehand, develop a shorthand, edit later! Alyssa Funai VJCL Secretary 2015-2016 Emily Wang VJCL Secretary 2016-2017 Don’t stress too much while you’re taking minutes- either about not writing everything down or about what they look like. You’re the only person who needs to be able to understand what the minutes say in their raw form. Make notes for future you in the minutes, use shorthand, do whatever you want! And feel free to email me at [email protected] (or contact me on social media) if you have any questions! I’m here to help! Karuna Sinha VJCL Secretary 2017-2018