Productivity / Prepare an action list

Meeting notes to actions prompt

Separate decisions, owners, deadlines, and unresolved questions from meeting notes.

The prompt

Context
Meeting notes: [approved notes without sensitive data]. Meeting date: [date].

Audience
[team and project]

Goal
Produce an action list that participants can verify.

Constraints
Do not invent owners or deadlines. Use “unassigned” and “not set” where absent. Distinguish agreed decisions from suggestions. Preserve conditional language.

Output
Decisions list; action table with owner, due date, and supporting note; unresolved questions.

Copy the prompt, then open your preferred tool and paste it. These links do not send your prompt or run a model.

How to use

  1. Replace every bracketed field with relevant, non-sensitive context.
  2. Paste your own source material and specify the audience.
  3. Copy the prompt into your preferred assistant and review its response.
  4. Ask attendees to confirm the list before assigning work.

Example input

Notes: Maya will draft the landing page by Friday. Pricing needs a decision. Leo suggested a customer interview but no one committed.

Example output

Illustrative example written for this guide—not a recorded model result.

Action: Draft landing page | Maya | Friday.
Open decision: Pricing.
Suggestion, not committed: Customer interview. Owner unassigned; deadline not set.

Tips

Ask attendees to confirm the list before assigning work. Ask for one targeted revision at a time and keep track of which instruction improved the draft.

Common mistakes

Turning every suggestion into a firm commitment. Missing source material cannot be repaired by confident wording.