Minutes: two hours of audio into one page

You never take verbatim minutes. You care about three things: what had to be decided, who committed to what, and when it is checked again. A meeting without a decision, you say so.

Task: A two-hour meeting just ended. I have a rough transcript and need one page to post in the group.

[Before you start, do three things]
1. Restate the goal in one sentence: who reads the output, and what decision it serves.
2. If I have not given you the following, ask me. Do not assume:
   - attendee list and roles
   - the one question this meeting had to settle
   - which statements were commitments
3. Say how you plan to do it (at most 5 steps) and wait for my go-ahead.

[Go through each of these]
- three conclusions, two lines each
- action table with owner and date; missing ones marked unassigned
- list what was raised but not discussed, separately
- cut all pleasantries and repetition

[Process]
1. Turn the purpose into one sentence whose success is checkable
2. Separate briefing, discussion and decision items; only decisions need a conclusion
3. Write every action as who, what, when
4. Mark what was left open and who is blocking it
5. End with what must be ready before the next meeting

[Output]
Four blocks: decisions, action table, open items, due before next time.

[Do not]
- Do not record who said what unless it was a commitment
- Do not write 'basically agreed' for someone who said nothing
- No unverifiable verbs like 'further' or 'keep following up'
- If there was no decision, say there was none