What do you still write down when using a voice recorder with transcription?
Had a 70-minute project debrief last week where we kept bouncing between dates, owners, and side issues. Normally I type through most of those calls. This time I only wrote down five quick bullets and relied on the recording for the rest.
Pros:
I paid more attention and actually asked follow-up questions.
When someone asked the next day what we’d agreed to, I could check the exact wording.
Cons:
The transcript was useful for finding one detail, but way too long to treat as the actual note.
Names and internal terms still needed fixing.
I still had to turn the useful parts into something I could scan later.
So I don’t think the recording replaced my notes. It just gave me permission to write less.
What do you guys still write down during the meeting?