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Meetings

From a Zoom recording to a transcript and meeting minutes

A saved video call is not yet a decision record. The fastest route to useful minutes is to separate what was said from what was agreed

Quick answer

Export the meeting recording, upload the file to a transcription workspace, verify speaker turns and decision points, then produce minutes with owners, deadlines and open questions.

TRY IT WITH YOUR RECORDING

Turn your recording into text

Drop or choose an audio or video file. Upload starts immediately; your transcript opens on TranscribeNext.

MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WebM

Before the meeting

Tell participants when a call is recorded and follow your organisation’s policy. If the meeting platform can save separate audio tracks or a high-quality original, keep that source. It makes overlapping speakers easier to review later.

After the call

Upload the completed recording through the meeting transcription workflow. Watch for moments when someone says “we should” or “we could”: those are proposals until the group confirms them. Replay any cost, delivery date, approval or objection before turning it into minutes.

A minutes format that travels well

  • Decision: the choice that was made, including conditions.
  • Action: the task, owner and due date.
  • Open question: the answer still needed and who will obtain it.
  • Source: a reference to the original recording or transcript.

Keep the full transcript available for people who need detail, but lead the update with the decisions. AI-generated action items are drafts; a responsible person should approve the final list.

Why file-first can help

A file upload is useful when the meeting has already happened or when adding a live bot is not part of the workflow. It also allows the owner to choose which recording to process. Check the recording’s access permissions before sharing a transcript with a wider group.