INTHEBLACK August 2024 - Flipbook - Page 62
WORK SMART
TECH STACK
Five tools to
record meetings
Many business meetings of today take
place online rather than face-to-face,
which makes it essential to have an easy,
reliable method for recording meetings.
Words Adam Turner
62 INTHEBLACK August 2024
VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNOLOGY CAN
make it more convenient for people
to attend meetings but can also
complicate matters for those tasked
with recording them.
Video conferencing platforms such
as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex and
Google Meet have built-in recording
features that allow meeting organisers
to capture the audio and video of every
participant and share it after the meeting
is concluded. There are also third-party
tools that meeting organisers can connect
to such platforms to record, transcribe
and summarise online meetings.
Recording an online meeting can
be more difficult for people other than
the organiser. One easy way for any
participant to record a virtual meeting
is to use screen recording tools to capture
the audio and video.
The latest version of Microsoft’s Windows,
Apple’s macOS and Google’s ChromeOS
have built-in desktop screen recording
features, as do Apple’s iOS and Google’s
Android. Third-party screen recording
apps can also record meetings, and some
allow people to record their own video
and voice.
Here are five useful meeting recording
technologies. It is important to note that
any use of recording apps must be in
conjunction with your organisation’s
security and AI policies.
1. Otter.AI
Otter.AI is an automated transcription
service to which users can upload recordings.
Its OtterPilot feature can record and transcribe
meetings on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft
Teams in real time, while also capturing slides
and generating a summary.
