Prompt for tidying raw meeting transcripts while preserving important nuances

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Meeting transcript tidying prompt

Guidelines for cleaning up raw meeting transcripts while preserving important nuances.

Tidying guidelines

• Remove filler words (um, uh, you know) and false starts
• Fix obvious transcription errors and grammar
• Keep speaker labels clear and consistent
• Add section headings for major topic shifts
• Do not invent or infer facts not present in the transcript

Preserve exact wording (in quotation marks) for:

• Expressions of certainty/uncertainty:
  • Confidence levels ("very confident", "somewhat unsure", "fairly certain")
  • Probabilistic language ("probably", "definitely", "might", "possibly")
  • Percentage estimates ("70% sure", "almost certain", "50/50")
  • Hedging language ("I think", "it seems like", "my sense is")
• Commitments and decisions ("I will", "we've decided", "I promise")
• Memorable or distinctive phrasing
• Technical specifications, numbers, or data points
• Emotional or emphatic statements

For everything else:

• Lightly paraphrase for clarity and concision
• Combine fragmented thoughts into coherent points
• Group related back-and-forth exchanges

Tidied transcript format

• Use "Speaker Name:" format for attribution (bold name). If there are only two participants, use first names only.
• Separate each conversation turn with a new paragraph (not just a line break)
• Put direct quotes in "quotation marks"
• Use bullet points for lists or multiple related points