Meeting notes

Tips, guidance and more resources on how to make sure your meeting are documented, actionable and accessible.
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/meeting-notes-vs.-minutes.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="meeting notes vs. meeting minutes" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/meeting-notes-vs.-minutes.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/meeting-notes-vs.-minutes-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/meeting-notes-vs.-minutes-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/meeting-notes-vs.-minutes-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The difference between meeting notes and meeting minutes (and how to write them)<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
Are meeting minutes just the formal way of saying meeting notes?  Well, kind of.  The term “meeting minutes” doesn’t refer…
Jun 29, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marketing-meeting-agenda-template.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Marketing meeting agenda template" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marketing-meeting-agenda-template.png 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marketing-meeting-agenda-template-300x230.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marketing-meeting-agenda-template-1024x785.png 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marketing-meeting-agenda-template-768x589.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />6 Indispensable items to add to your marketing meeting agenda<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
The marketing team is the fuel that helps propel your company into flight and keep on flying. Whether you’re a…
May 19, 2021
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="37% of managers feel that the most important part of their role is to keep the team on track to achieve goals. SoapBox 2019 State of One-on-ones" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />10 Secrets to productive team meetings<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
In a recent Hypercontext report, we learned that 37% of managers surveyed feel that the most important part of their…
Jan 22, 2020
<img width="256" height="182" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/soapbox-simon-rectangle-feature-image.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="SoapBox Logo" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/soapbox-simon-rectangle-feature-image.png 563w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/soapbox-simon-rectangle-feature-image-300x213.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in Soapbox: Automated Meeting Minutes<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Brennan
Taking meeting notes right in your agenda has always been a core feature of Soapbox. But now you can automatically…
Jun 7, 2019
<img width="256" height="166" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="how to have more efficient meetings" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-300x195-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-1024x666-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to shave 25 minutes off your meetings ⏱<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
Meetings go long. A lot. Once in a while, a meeting length gets extended because you’re in the zone –…
Feb 21, 2019
<img width="250" height="220" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one meetings with employees" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees.jpg 834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees-300x264-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees-768x677-1.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" />The manager’s agenda template for one-on-one meetings with employees<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Sharon Moorhouse
At Hypercontext, we believe that one-on-one meetings with employees are the most important thing on a manager’s calendar. Done right,…
Feb 20, 2019
<img width="256" height="159" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Preparing a meeting agenda" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-agenda.jpg 5143w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-agenda-300x187-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-agenda-768x478-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-agenda-1024x637-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 steps to preparing an effective meeting agenda<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
How many meetings have you left asking “what was the point of that?” Everyone’s been in a bad, soul-sucking, time-wasting…
Sep 27, 2018
<img width="256" height="145" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-minutes.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="How to take meeting minutes" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-minutes.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-minutes-300x170-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-minutes-768x435-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-minutes-1024x579-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to take meeting minutes: A step-by-step guide<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
Taking meeting minutes sounds simple. You just write…right? Not quite. Our meeting agenda app makes it simple and easy for…
Sep 5, 2018
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