Meeting Notes Template
Built to be filled in live, during the meeting, without needing to reformat it afterward into something usable.
The template
Meeting, date, attendees
- What the meeting was about, when, and who was in it
What was discussed
- Short bullets as the conversation happens, not full sentences
Decisions made
- Only things that were actually decided, not options that were floated
Action items
- Task, owner, and rough deadline for each, one line per item
Open questions
- Anything left unresolved that needs a follow-up
How to use it in BrainDump
Start the note in BrainDump right as the meeting begins, filling in the header first so you never end up with an untitled note to decode later
Keep "what was discussed" to fragments during the meeting, expand it into full notes afterward only if the topic needs it
Write action items with a clear owner every time, an action item with no name attached rarely gets done
Right after the meeting ends, use BrainDump's AI tools to pull a clean summary from your raw notes before you move on to the next thing
FAQ
Live, at least for the discussion and decisions sections. Notes written from memory after the fact lose detail fast, especially action items and who owns them.
Write that down explicitly in the decisions section, e.g. "no decision, revisit next week", so it's clear on review that nothing was skipped, just undecided.
Skip the setup
Paste this template into BrainDump and start filling it in right away, no folders or formatting to set up first.
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