Meeting Summary Template (with Examples)

The template

**Meeting:** [Title]
**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
**Attendees:** [Names]

**Summary**
2–3 sentences capturing the purpose and outcome.

**Decisions**
- Decision 1
- Decision 2

**Action items**
- [ ] Owner — Task — Due date
- [ ] Owner — Task — Due date

**Open questions**
- Question 1
- Question 2

**Next meeting:** [Date / N/A]

Copy the block above and paste it into your notes app.

A worked example

**Meeting:** Q3 Pricing Review
**Date:** 2026-07-08
**Attendees:** Sarah, Marcus, Priya, Alex

**Summary**
Reviewed Q3 pricing changes. Agreed to move the Pro plan from $19 to $24
and add a new Team tier at $49. Launch planned for August 1.

**Decisions**
- Pro plan increases to $24/mo on Aug 1
- New Team tier ($49/mo) ships with the same launch
- Existing customers grandfathered for 6 months

**Action items**
- [ ] Sarah — Draft customer email — Jul 15
- [ ] Marcus — Update pricing page copy — Jul 18
- [ ] Priya — Configure new Stripe products — Jul 20

**Open questions**
- Do we need a separate annual SKU for Team?

**Next meeting:** Jul 22

Tips for writing summaries people read

• • Put decisions before discussion. Readers want the outcome, not the journey.
• • Always assign an owner to every action item — "we should" tasks never get done.
• • Keep the summary under 200 words. Anything longer gets skimmed or skipped.
• • Send within 24 hours. After that, momentum is gone.

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