How to Write a Great AI Prompt to Summarise a Meeting
Most people ask AI to "Summarise this meeting"—and wonder why the output is mediocre. Here's how to write a prompt that actually gets you what you want on the first try.
"Summarise this meeting"
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
"You are a chief of staff. Summarise the following meeting transcript into: (1) a 3-sentence TL;DR, (2) a bulleted list of decisions made, (3) action items with owner names and deadlines. Use plain language. Flag any unresolved disagreements."
Specific, clear, ready to use
What makes the strong prompt better?
Assigns a role persona to anchor the tone and depth
Defines a clear three-part output structure
Asks the AI to handle edge cases like unresolved disagreements
Pro tips for summarise a meeting prompts
- •Always specify your target audience or reader
- •Include concrete examples or context from your situation
- •Set tone guidance—formal, casual, witty, empathetic
- •Add length constraints to avoid rambling output
- •Exclude what you don't want (e.g., "no buzzwords", "no clichés")
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