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Enriching Meeting Notes

Add your own notes and context to meeting transcripts in real-time

Adding Your Notes

1Using the Notes Area

The main notes area is where you can type your own thoughts, observations, and key points during or after a meeting. This area is separate from the automatic transcript, giving you full control over what you want to capture.

What to Include
  • • Action items and who they're assigned to
  • • Important decisions that were made
  • • Follow-up tasks or next steps
  • • Key insights or observations
  • • Questions that need answering
  • • Links to relevant documents or resources

2Real-Time Note Taking

You can add notes while the meeting is being recorded. This allows you to capture context, emotions, or important details that might not come through in the transcript alone.

Pro Tips for Real-Time Notes:

  • • Use bullet points for quick capture
  • • Mark action items with tags like [ACTION] or @mentions
  • • Add timestamps if discussing specific moments
  • • Highlight important decisions with markers like *** or [DECISION]

3Post-Meeting Enrichment

After the meeting, you can review both the transcript and your notes to add additional context, clarify points, or add information you remember later.

Review the Transcript

Read through the automatic transcript to ensure accuracy and add clarifications where needed.

Cross-Reference Information

Add links to related documents, previous meetings, or external resources mentioned in the discussion.

Clarify Context

Add background information or context that wasn't discussed but is relevant for understanding the meeting.

4Saving Your Work

Your notes are automatically saved as you type, but you can also use the "Save Note" button to manually save at any time.

Auto-Save Features
  • • Changes are saved automatically as you type
  • • The status indicator shows "Unsaved changes" or "All changes saved"
  • • Click "Save Note" anytime for manual save
  • • Your work is preserved even if you navigate away

Best Practices

Combine Transcript with Personal Notes

Use the automatic transcript as a reference, but add your own interpretation and context in the notes area. This creates a richer, more useful record of the meeting.

Structure Your Notes

Use headings, bullet points, and clear formatting to make your notes easy to scan and reference later. Consider sections like "Key Points," "Action Items," and "Follow-Up."

Review and Refine

Take a few minutes after each meeting to review and enhance your notes while the discussion is still fresh in your mind.