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Manually listening to meeting recordings to type out notes is an incredibly slow and tedious process that effectively doubles the time spent on the meeting. If you do not transcribe the call valuable details and action items are often forgotten or lost in the audio file. You need a tool that handles the heavy lifting of transcription for you automatically.

Zapier connects your storage apps like Google Drive or Dropbox to transcription services like Otter.ai Descript or OpenAI. When a new video or audio file is saved to a specific folder Zapier sends it to be transcribed and saves the resulting text document back to your cloud storage. This gives you a searchable text version of your meeting minutes after the call ends.

How this automation works

• Trigger: A new recording file is uploaded to a watched folder.
• Action: Zapier sends the file to a transcription service.
• Result: A text document of the conversation is saved automatically.

Why use this automation?

• Save hours of work: Eliminate manual listening and typing.
• Improve accessibility: Make meeting content searchable for the team.
• Capture every detail: Ensure no point is missed due to human error.

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