AI for Meetings — Prepare, Run, and Follow Up

The AI-Powered Meeting Workflow

The Problem With Meetings

The average professional spends 23 hours per week in meetings, and considers half of them wasted time. AI can't eliminate meetings, but it can make every one more productive.

The Complete AI Meeting Workflow

Before: AI prepares briefing materials, suggests agenda items, creates talking points

During: AI records and transcribes the meeting

After: AI generates summaries, action items, and follow-up emails

Meeting AI Tools

Tool	What It Does	Price
Otter.ai	Real-time transcription, summaries	Free (300 min/month)
Fireflies.ai	Transcription, action items, insights	Free tier
Fathom	Records, transcribes, summarizes Zoom calls	Free
Copilot in Teams	Microsoft's built-in AI for Teams meetings	Microsoft 365
ChatGPT	Prep materials, post-meeting analysis	Free

Next up: Lesson 2 — Pre-Meeting Preparation with AI.