Minutes that say what was said
Lesson 1 of 6 · Minutes & Actions
1 · Learn the move · Constraints + negative instructions
This is the whole binder in one sentence: minutes are a record, not a summary. The most expensive thing AI does to a transcript is promote a discussion into a decision, because summarizing rewards tidiness and the record punishes it. So write the bans. Nobody "decided" unless somebody said so. Two people agreeing is two people agreeing, name them. "We should probably look at that" is not an action item, it's a sentence somebody said. Split the page into DISCUSSED, DECIDED, and NOT RESOLVED, and make it justify everything under DECIDED.
Take minutes from this transcript. Sections: ATTENDEES, DISCUSSED, DECIDED, NOT RESOLVED, ACTIONS. Bans: nothing under DECIDED without a quoted line and a named speaker; never "the team agreed" as a stand-in for what individuals said; never convert "we should look at" into a decision or an action; unresolved topics go under NOT RESOLVED and say so. Neutral voice, no tone adjectives. Transcript only. [paste transcript]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
The leadership team spent nine minutes on the new scheduling software and approved nothing, but the draft minutes read "Leadership approved the scheduling software rollout for Q3." Nobody said that sentence. Write a prompt that keeps a discussion in the discussion column.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
Optional. These shape the output when you run your prompt below, not your score.