Minute Taking Madness

Minute Taking Madness is jam-packed with tips and techniques on: • how the critical relationship between the minute taker and the chairperson can make or break your minutes • the tools to use to take minutes • suggested types of templates • what style of minutes is best suited for different meetings • how to differentiate between waffle and the key points • how much detail should be recorded • recording different viewpoints • paraphrasing • listening skills • identifying meeting participants’ communication style. This essential resource includes a summary at the end of each chapter, exercises to refine your skills and links to additional resources. Whether you’ve been taking minutes for years, are a newbie, it’s part of your job or you’re doing it voluntary this book will help reduce the madness we sometimes feel as a minute taker. After reading Minute Taking Madness you will be well-quipped to tackle your minutes with confidence.

Haven River

Sixteen-year-old Luke Conway is in his last year of high school in the harbour side town of Haven River. Writing is Luke’s life. All he wants to do is be a journalist and write stories about storm chasers. But Ryan, Luke’s protective older brother and guardian, has other ideas. When Luke meets newcomer to town, the mischievous Jamie Pascoe, his world is turned upside down. Tragedy strikes and Luke is catapulted down a path of self-destruction. Can Luke overcome the odds pitted against him? To make Jamie proud of him. To hold on tight to his family. To follow his dream on his own terms.

Aqua Bay

Nerissa Taylor’s heart lies in the spectacularly beautiful Aqua Bay. As an eco-tour guide she proudly showcases the pristine bay and dolphins she loves to the many tourists who visit the area. All that is about to end as she prepares to move to the city and marry her fiancé, Scott. Geologist Jackson Darnell arrives in the area to investigate oil exploration possibilities hiding behind a cavalier attitude to avoid the pain of his past. When Nerissa and Jackson’s paths cross, sparks fly and loyalties are tested. As tensions rise, and she faces a frightening unresolved issue from her past, Nerissa is forced to question exactly what she wants in life. How far will Nerissa go to protect Aqua Bay and the precious dolphins she loves?

How Now to Fail in Business Without Really Trying

Co-authored with Bob Boze. Planning on starting your own small business? Want to revitalize one that's not doing as well as you'd like? Let Bob Boze and Robyn Bennett help you with their over 50 years of combined, sound entrepreneurial and business knowledge, and uniquely humorous slant on life and business. Together they'll lead you through developing a business plan, getting your business off the ground with everything from the research you'll need to to, to hunting for loans, choosing a location and putting everything you need in place. If you business is in a funk, they'll give you some ideas to help pull it out, rejuvenate it and get it back to being successful. Along with all of that comes lots of humour and some spicy stories to help give you an idea of what you're in for.

Misty Springs

Emily Seymour sat in her favourite spot on Red Hill Mountain, looking down at the alpine village of Misty Springs. Glancing at her disfigured hand, she wonders if she’ll ever be able to put aside her insecurities from the accident and her broken engagement and rebuild her life.

Ricky Coles, a cocky builder, working side jobs as a bartender, wants nothing more than to lay low, pay off his debts and put his past behind him.

After their first meeting gets off to a rocky start, it doesn’t take long to confirm they are like oil and water: Emily naïve and trusting; Ricky seemingly unable to tell the truth about anything.

But both have much more important things to worry about. Emily’s dream house that has put her in debt to her unforgiving brother and may never be built, thanks to an unscrupulous contractor, and the people chasing Ricky to collect on his debts.    

Will this unlikely pair end up proving that there’s a reason why opposites attract and that support often comes from the most unexpected places?