Guides

How to get something useful out of a recording: follow-ups, recaps, study guides, and show notes.

Man smiling at a video call on his laptop at a wooden desk

· 6 min read

Can ChatGPT take meeting notes? Two ways, with prompts

Can ChatGPT take meeting notes? Yes: record mode on a Mac, or paste a transcript. What each way needs, prompts to copy, and what to check before you send.

Close-up of a studio microphone under blue light

· 6 min read

How to record meeting minutes: record, transcribe, write up

How to record meeting minutes from an audio recording: get consent, set up the recording, transcribe it, and turn it into minutes, with a checklist to copy.

Black podcast microphone on a boom arm in front of a flip clock

· 6 min read

Show notes: what to include, with a podcast template

Show notes explained: what to put in them, how long they should be, the timestamp rules YouTube and Spotify use for chapters, and a podcast template to copy.

Podcaster in orange headphones speaking into a studio microphone

· 6 min read

Podcast summary: 3 formats, with templates and an example

How to write a podcast summary from your own episode: a three-sentence version, a bullet version and a takeaways slide, with templates and a worked example.

Two podcast hosts talking at microphones with pop filters

· 6 min read

How to repurpose podcast content: one episode, 8 pieces

How to repurpose podcast content from one episode: show notes, a summary, quote slides, a takeaways carousel, chapters and a season recap, with a checklist.

Five colleagues around a boardroom table taking notes on printed reports

· 6 min read

How to write meeting minutes, with a template and example

How to write meeting minutes: what to include, who writes them, a step-by-step process, a template to copy, a filled-in example, and how formal minutes differ.

Person on a video call with a colleague shown on a laptop screen

· 6 min read

What is a discovery call? Questions, script and follow-up

What is a discovery call? How it differs from a demo, how to prepare and run one, the questions to ask, a script to adapt, and what to send after the call.

Empty boardroom with orange chairs around a long table

· 6 min read

Board meeting minutes: how to write them, with a template

Board meeting minutes explained: who takes them, what to include, a template and sample, executive sessions, remote meetings, and whether minutes are public.

Person in a white shirt writing notes in a spiral notepad during a meeting

· 6 min read

How to take effective meeting notes, with a template

How to take effective meeting notes: what to write down, what to skip, a step-by-step method, a template to copy, and what to write when nothing was decided.