Meeting recap template (email/Slack)
Recaps build trust because they ship commitments with receipts.
Subject: {Team} Recap — {YYYY-MM-DD}
TL;DR (3 bullets)
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Decisions
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Action items
- Owner — Task — Due
Risks / blockers
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Next touchpoint
- {Date/time} · {Prep} - Send it within 30 minutes of the meeting.
- Keep TL;DR to three bullets max.
- Action items must have owners and due dates.
- Writing an essay instead of a recap.
- No owners/due dates (guaranteed drop).
- No next touchpoint (momentum dies).
- A recap is only as good as names + commitments captured.
- Overlap errors can misassign actions — validate overlap when your calls are crowded.
- Export/copy matters more than fancy formatting.