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How to run the call,and how the thing watching it works

20 pieces on recording and transcribing a meeting without a bot in it, what the law and the privacy policies actually say, and the parts of a conversation that decide how it ends.

Answers4 min

How much should you talk on a sales call?

Talk ratio is the most quoted number in sales and the most misused. What the research supports, why the ratio is a symptom rather than a cause, and what to measure instead.

19 September 2026

Playbook4 min

What to say when they say it is too expensive

Price objections are four different objections wearing the same words. How to tell which one you have, what to say to each, and the discount that loses the deal.

18 September 2026

Playbook4 min

The 1:1 that is not a status update

If your one to one covers what the project board already says, it is a meeting you both resent. What to ask instead, how to handle silence, and the four failure modes.

17 September 2026

Playbook4 min

The meeting agenda that changes the meeting

A list of topics is not an agenda. Writing each item as a question with an owner and an outcome, why it halves the meeting, and templates for the four common shapes.

16 September 2026

Playbook4 min

How to take meeting minutes somebody will actually read

Minutes fail because they record the conversation instead of the outcome. A structure built on decisions, owners and dates, plus what to do with the rest.

15 September 2026

Playbook4 min

The follow-up email that actually gets answered

Most follow-ups are a summary nobody asked for. The four-part structure that gets a reply, why under 150 words works better, and three templates to steal.

14 September 2026

How to4 min

How to transcribe audio to text for free, without uploading it

Five ways to turn a recording into text at no cost, what each one is actually limited by, and which to pick depending on the length and sensitivity of the audio.

13 September 2026

Answers4 min

Does Zoom tell people when you are recording?

Yes, and so do Meet and Teams. What each one shows, what the notice does and does not cover, and why the interesting question is a different one.

12 September 2026

How to4 min

How to record a Teams meeting and get the words out of it

Teams recording, where the file ends up, why the button disappears, and how to get a usable transcript out without waiting on a licence or an admin policy.

11 September 2026

How to4 min

How to record a Google Meet when the record button is not there

Meet recording needs a paid Workspace edition, which is why the button is missing on a personal account. What each option gives you, and how to capture the call without one.

10 September 2026

How to5 min

How to record a Zoom meeting when you are not the host

Zoom's own recording, what a free account can and cannot do, what happens when the button is greyed out, and the ways to capture the call that do not need permission.

9 September 2026

Playbook5 min

Taking interview notes without losing the room

Typing through an interview costs you the room and gives you notes you cannot defend. A structure for evidence-first notes, and how to get them without looking down.

8 September 2026

Playbook5 min

The discovery questions that actually change the deal

Most discovery calls collect facts nobody uses. Twelve questions that change what happens next, why each one works, and the four habits that quietly ruin the call.

7 September 2026

Playbook5 min

The last five minutes are the call

Most meetings are decided in the closing minutes and most people spend them summarising. A sequence for the end of a call, and the four questions that do the work.

6 September 2026

Answers5 min

Where your meeting recordings go once the call ends

The path an AI notetaker's audio takes, the questions worth asking a vendor, and the four answers in a privacy policy that should change your mind.

5 September 2026

Answers6 min

Is it legal to record a meeting you are in?

Consent law splits on a single question: is your own consent enough. Here is the split, why remote calls make it harder, and the practical rule that keeps you out of trouble.

4 September 2026

How to5 min

How to transcribe a meeting on your own machine

Local speech to text is good enough for real calls now. What runs on a laptop, how much memory each size needs, and when to give up and use the cloud.

3 September 2026

How to5 min

How to record a meeting without a bot joining it

Four ways to capture a Zoom, Meet or Teams call with nothing in the participant list, what each costs you, and the Mac permission that trips everybody up.

2 September 2026

Engineering4 min

Every cue has to quote the call, or it never reaches the screen

Ask a confident model for advice about a conversation every ten seconds and it will always find some. The rule that fixed it is not a prompt, it is a check in the backend.

1 September 2026

Engineering5 min

Why nothing joins your meeting, and what it cost to do it that way

Every notetaker joins your call as a participant, because the meeting platform hands over the audio. Here is the other way to get both sides, and the four problems it creates.

1 September 2026

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