How to Transcribe Team Meetings

A practical meeting transcription workflow teams can apply immediately.

Record clear audio, transcribe fast, then review key entities and action items before sharing. This process improves speed without sacrificing decision accuracy.

Before the meeting

Prepare audio quality and meeting structure for better transcripts.

  • - Use one reliable audio source per room
  • - Ask speakers to introduce themselves clearly
  • - Keep meeting agenda visible to support topic transitions

After transcription

Move from transcript to operational outcomes.

  • - Verify names, numbers, dates, and commitments
  • - Extract decisions and action owners
  • - Distribute summary with transcript reference links

Frequently asked questions

How long should transcript review take?

For regular internal meetings, review is usually brief if audio quality is clean and teams focus only on high-risk entities and action lines.