Glossary
What does “Recap” mean?
A short summary sent after a meeting: what was decided, what each person is doing next, and anything still open.
What it means
A short summary sent after a meeting: what was decided, what each person is doing next, and anything still open. A good recap lets someone who missed the meeting act on it in two minutes.
An example
“Decided: launch moves to the 20th. Actions: Leo tells support by Friday; Maya updates the plan. Open: pricing for schools, back next week.”
Not to be confused with: Minutes
Minutes are a formal record, usually approved later; a recap is an informal, quick summary sent straight after, often by email or chat.
Where you will see it
In email after meetings, team chat, meeting-notes software and AI notetakers. Meetful writes a recap when the call ends, with each point tied to the words it came from.
Questions
What should a meeting recap include?
Decisions, action items with owners and dates, open questions, and a link to the notes or recording.
How soon should a recap go out?
The same day, ideally within an hour, while people still remember the meeting.
Who should write the recap?
Whoever ran the meeting or a named note-taker — decided before the meeting starts. If everyone assumes someone else will send it, nobody does, and each person remembers the meeting differently.
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