Heather Baker: Author of Speed Writing - the 21st century alternative to shorthand and Successful Minute Taking - Meeting the Challenge

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Heather had over twenty years’ experience as a secretary and PA before setting up Baker Thompson Associates Limited in 2000. The company specialises in the training and development of secretarial and administrative staff, www.bakerthompsonassoc.co.uk.

She now travels all over the UK working with large and small companies to enable their office staff and PAs to work more effectively and efficiently. She also delivers courses in the Middle and Far East. Heather is a Certified NLP Practitioner.
She worked for ICI Pharmaceuticals (now AstraZeneca) and Hewlett Packard; she spent 5 years in France working for the Commercial Director of Cognac Hine and then 10 years with Granada Media working up to Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, commuting regularly between their offices in Manchester and London.

She developed a speed writing system, called Bakerwrite, to fulfil a requirement by many companies for a quick and easy way for their employees to take notes. The course became very popular and she was often asked if there was a book with the basics of the system – so here it is!

She has a wealth of experience both as a PA and as a trainer of people in admin roles. She felt that there was a great need to help people with the task of writing minutes and so wrote her second book: Successful Minute Taking - Meeting the challenge about how to write minutes of meetings.

Heather has been married to Ian since 1979 and they have two daughters, Ailsa and Erin. This book is dedicated to them with profound thanks for all their support over the years.
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