Long recordings bury decisions. Use this template right after a meeting to give everyone the signal without the noise.
Use a four-line summary
Decision(s): ___
Rationale: ___
Risks/mitigations: ___
Owners/next steps: ___ by ___
Example:
Decision(s): Ship onboarding copy variant B.
Rationale: +12% activation in experiment; no drop in support tickets.
Risks/mitigations: Possible churn in legacy segment; monitor NPS weekly.
Owners/next steps: @Jamie ship today; @Alex watch cohort dashboard Fri; @Mara share learnings in #growth Mon.
Add context, not transcripts
- Link one doc/board and one metric screenshot. Skip verbatim notes.
- Tag only the people who need to act or stay informed.
Time-box follow-ups
- Pattern:
Follow-up: ___ | Owner: ___ | Due: ___ - Keep dates explicit; avoid “ASAP”.
Acknowledge decisions
Use ✅ for agreement, ❓ for one question, 🧭 for “need direction.” It keeps the thread short and actionable.
Save this as a snippet and run /shortr to tighten before sending. Your teammates will skip the recording—and still know exactly what to do.