Practical writing on live meeting AI, sales, and keeping your data yours.
Live help vs notes after: which AI tools change what happens on the call, and where each one falls short.
Put a phone or laptop on the table and get a transcript, notes and follow-up. Four ways compared.
An honest ranking of Wazomind, Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, Read.ai, Avoma and more - and what each is actually best at.
How bot-free note takers work, six options compared, and which one also helps you live.
Bot notetakers show in the participant list; local ones do not. What Zoom, Meet and Teams each reveal.
Scripts that get a yes, what to do when someone says no, and how to keep a record that you asked.
Transcribe and discard: an accurate written record with no audio file to store, leak or subpoena.
Send it within the hour, use their words, ask for one next step. Three templates you can paste.
Four phrases that buy you time without sounding unprepared, and how to stop it happening twice.
Kick it out of a live call, stop it auto-joining, and block it for your whole account.
One-party vs all-party consent states, the UK and EU, and AI note takers.
What to include, a template you can copy, and a faster way to never miss a decision again.
The simple structure that turns any "tell me about a time…" into a tight, convincing answer.
One recaps after the call. The other helps during it. The real distinction - and when each matters.
Fireflies, Fathom, Granola and more - plus the one category that does something genuinely different.
A framework for the four objections that stall deals - and how to answer them without freezing.
Live on-screen AI help, but faster, private, and something you can actually use at work.
Cloud tools store every call. Local-first flips the default - and for meeting data, it makes sense.
A fast, repeatable checklist so you walk into every call ready - even when you're short on time.