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Microsoft OneNote. You can share them with others as needed by giving them access to a specific note or folder of notes. Fantastic for going back to see what was discussed in meetings and who agreed to which actions, timelines, etc
It depends. Either by hand or Microsoft OneNote or Outlook note.
Mid-meeting I just use notepad++ and write in shorthand. After the meeting I clean it up so those notes can be disseminated. Once I do they’re filed away with all the other notes regarding that project/subject/customer etc.
Pen and notebook
Internal meetings, pen/paper or just a notepad doc.
Unstructured client calls, word doc or notepad doc.
Structured client calls: pretemplated Excel.
For whatever reason, I’m anti-OneNote
If there’s a written agenda for a structured call I type my initial notes on it, but I love your idea of an Excel template!
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Notion is the best Ive come across so far. It's customizable, sharable, and easy to use
Onenote best way to take notes.
Because I’m on design meeting and they tend to go all over I use otter.ai app that records the meeting and highlights re-used keywords as I take notes on a google doc. I then go back and re-listen in case I miss details or comments that would be important for all parties to circle back on. For the design team I make a power point with product notes and following pages for my direct supervisor to touch base with our buyer on.
It has made my PowerPoint notes better for the team and has allowed me to be more involved in the meetings this way!
Oh yes, I’m in fashion retail. I do let the buyers know I record the conversation to make notes for the design team and they’re always more than welcome to it. It was a fun ice breaker.
Otter, the note-taking AI. Not perfect, but pretty damned impressive
Impressive reviews. Thanks!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/otter-transcribe-voice-notes/id1276437113
I was just gifted a Rocketbook -- very cool. You should check it out for notetaking.
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Recording? Just in case you need to revisit details. Hand-written notes to take high level critical points. Work off of the hand notes, then visit recording if necessary.
Just for me -- Pen & notebook. For meeting minutes, One Note so I can send out quickly.
You can record meetings to listen the playback to supplement/fill in your notes. In Teams, for example, you can record (with participant consent) and transcribe the meeting.
iPad notes app or one note
I started using my Rocketbook at work and love it. Can email pdf of notes and it can scan as a searchable pdf. Believe you can also have it transcribed to a word doc. Still playing with the settings and stuff. Best of both worlds for pen and paper and saving digitally
Pen, notebook, and phone to record the meeting.
Import the meeting from the phone into Office365 Word, and have it transcribe the meeting into printable format.
Take notes in outlook and save them as drafts so I can always search and find them
Haha notes that is funny, I just google stuff...
Depends. For meetings I generally don’t. I have ADHD that makes it extremely difficult if not impossible for me to take useful notes while also staying meaningfully engaged in the conversation. As a result, I concentrate on being present in the meeting and jot down any action items for myself that come up during the meeting in a physical notebook. For independent work I usually don’t take much in the way of notes either- it either goes right into the final deliverable to get edited down later on or I’ll type it into the sticky notes app built into windows 10, but it’s crude.
It’s total chaos but it’s what works for me.
Notion.so is a very versatile tool. It's great for notetaking, project management, logs, etc. I most appreciate being able to multisort views.
I keep track of everything in Notion, both work and personal, including recipes, worldbuilding, film reviews, etc.
Happy to offer a tour for anyone interested!