Turn handwritten meeting notes into a checked follow-up

Thiago photographs a page of handwritten meeting notes and turns it into a team follow-up. The crossed-out and unreadable text is the most revealing part of the exercise: check what the assistant leaves unresolved.

What you’ll learn

Capture readable notes, check the transcription, separate decisions from discussion, and prepare a follow-up without inventing owners or dates.

Before you start

Photograph the entire page in even light. Keep the original nearby so you can compare crossed-out words and uncertain names.

1. Capture a readable image

Photograph the page with enough light and detail to read the handwriting. Include the whole relevant page and preserve the original image. Check that you are permitted to supply the notes to the selected tool.

2. Request a clean version first

Upload the image using the supported image-input feature. Ask for an organized transcription, key topics, action items with who/what/when only where mentioned, and open questions. Instruct it to use only the notes and label unreadable or ambiguous text as unclear.

3. Compare the transcription with the page

Check names, amounts, dates, abbreviations, and crossed-out text. Correct the clean version before relying on the summary. Do not let a confident expansion of an abbreviation become a new fact. Supply a clearer photo or explain the intended word when necessary.

4. Prepare the follow-up

Separate actual decisions from topics merely discussed. Keep missing owners and dates visible as questions. Draft an email from the corrected notes, then compare it with the original page one final time. Confirm the recipient and requested action before sharing.

Practice exercise — Check the crossed-out line

The video uses handwritten audit and communication notes, including a crossed-out section. Ask for a clean transcription first, then topics, actions, and open questions. In a practice note that says “Review invoices — Sam,” the task and owner are present. The deadline should stay unspecified. A crossed-out date nearby is insufficient evidence for assigning one.

Check your result

Before drafting the follow-up, trace each owner and date back to the page. Crop and reshoot a hard-to-read line or ask its author. Mark anything still unreadable as unclear.

Reuse the creator’s prompt

These instructions come from the creator’s published video description. Replace the example material with information you are allowed to share.

I just took these notes in a meeting. Help me make sense of them.

Give me:
1. A clean version of what I wrote (organized, easy to read)
2. The key topics discussed
3. Action items (who, what, when — if mentioned)
4. Open questions or anything left unresolved

Rules:
- Use only what is in the notes. Do not invent anything.
- If something is unclear or unreadable, say "unclear."
- Keep it short and practical.