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Use the in-person notetaker for meeting notes

How to record and automatically generate notes for an in-person session

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HoneyBook’s in-person AI meeting notetaker prompts you to enable recording for an in-person session, then generates notes shortly after the meeting wraps up. It lets you focus your time and energy on the meeting itself, without having to worry about taking notes or making a mental list of action items.

📚 Tip

This article covers how to use the HoneyBook meeting notetaker for in-person meetings. Want to use the notetaker for video meetings? Learn how here.

Getting meeting notes for an in-person meeting is a two-step process. You’ll need to:

  1. Hang tight while the assistant generates the meeting notes, then access them


Adjust the settings

In-person meeting summaries are turned OFF by default.

  1. Click your profile photo to the top right corner of your screen > Company settings

  2. Select the AI preferences tab

  3. Toggle In-person meeting summaries ON or OFF


Record an in-person meeting

2 minutes before each eligible meeting, you’ll be notified that the in-person notetaker is available, via mobile notification. If you’d like to use the in-person notetaker:

  1. First, ensure in-person meeting summaries are turned ON for your company

  2. Make sure you’re using the most recent version of the HoneyBook mobile app

    📣 Note
    The in-person AI meeting notetaker can only record from the mobile app at this time.

  3. Tap on the mobile notification that you received 2 minutes prior to the meeting

    1. You’ll be brought to the related project in the mobile app, with an option to record

  4. When you’re ready to kick off the meeting, tap Record

    1. If needed, tap OK to allow HoneyBook to access the microphone

    2. Be sure to follow state and local laws and inform meeting participants of the recording

  5. While you’re recording, you can:

    1. Tap Pause to pause the recording, then tap Record again to resume

    2. Lock your screen to save battery if needed; the recording will run for up to 3 hours

  6. When the meeting is over, tap Save & transcribe recording

    1. Or, tap Discard > Yes, discard if you don’t want to the assistant to generate meeting notes

If you chose to save and transcribe the recording, hang tight while the assistant generates the meeting notes, then you can access them. You'll receive a notification when they're ready.


Access the meeting notes

Once you’ve recorded and saved an in-person meeting using the notetaker, HoneyBook AI will start generating meeting notes. This can take up to 5 minutes. There are a few different ways you’ll be alerted once the notes are ready, and a few different

Notification center

As soon as AI meeting notes are ready, you’ll receive a notification on desktop (under the bell icon in the top right corner of your screen). Click on the notification to be brought straight to the notes.

Project

  1. Search for and open the project through which the meeting was held

  2. Under the Activity tab, select View meeting notes

Email inbox

Once AI meeting notes are ready, the creator of the meeting will receive an email. Access the email and click View meeting notes to be brought straight to the notes.

HoneyBook Calendar

  1. From your HoneyBook home page, click the Tools menu > Calendar

  2. Click on the meeting in question > AI meeting notes

Mobile push notification

As soon as AI meeting notes are ready, you’ll receive a mobile push notification. Click on the notification to be brought straight to the notes in your HoneyBook mobile app.


FAQ

What meetings are eligible for the in-person meeting notetaker?

In order for a meeting to be eligible for the in-person meeting notetaker, it must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Meeting type: In person

  • Connected to a HoneyBook project

  • Scheduled through HoneyBook

If you have a video meeting, consider using the HoneyBook notetaker for video calls.

Still have questions? Feel free to send us a message by clicking the Question Mark icon on any HoneyBook page. Our team is always happy to help!