Record a Meeting in Google Docs → Timestamped Transcript + Minutes | Audio to Text, by Simple Metrics on YouTube. 1 min 3 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 3 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open the Google Doc where you want the notes and install AI for Docs (Audio to Text AI) from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Allow the permissions it asks for.
In the doc, open the AI for Docs sidebar from the Extensions menu. Check that the add-on can access your microphone.
Turn on the Speaker and Timestamps options in the sidebar so each line gets a speaker label and a time.
Start the recorder and speak clearly into the microphone. Keep the meeting short or pause between speakers so the labels stay accurate.
Stop the recording when the meeting ends. Let the add-on turn the audio into text.
Check the transcript in the doc. Fix any wrong speaker labels or garbled words before you share it.
Switch the output type to Meeting minutes and run the tool again on the same recording.
Review the summary, decisions and action items with owners that were written into the doc. Add or correct owners and deadlines.
Tips and common mistakes
Test the microphone and a 30 second recording before an important meeting so you know the labels work.
Ask each speaker to say their name once at the start to help the speaker labels.
The transcript is a draft, so read it before sending minutes to the team.
Check your company rules on recording people before you start the microphone.
Questions
Do I need to install anything?
Yes. You install the AI for Docs (Audio to Text AI) add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace, then open it from the Extensions menu in your doc.
Can it tell who is speaking?
Yes, when Speaker is turned on. Each line of the transcript gets a speaker label, though you should check and fix any wrong labels.
Does it write action items?
Yes. When you switch the output to Meeting minutes, it writes a summary, decisions and action items with owners into the doc.
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