Diving Deep with Quill: Unlocking Audio Power in Your Meetings

At Quill, we believe efficient meeting management is crucial. We’re constantly exploring ways to make accessing and utilizing meeting information easier. This tutorial demonstrates how Quill empowers you to navigate different layers of your meetings – from summaries to specific quotes and the original audio. We explore how this layered approach enables efficient fact-checking, detailed analysis, and a more nuanced understanding of discussions. How can you quickly verify information shared in a meeting? What are the different ways audio can be accessed and used within Quill? How does this functionality enhance your overall meeting workflow?

From Summary to Soundbite: Navigating Quill’s Layers

Quill allows you to move seamlessly between different levels of information. Think of it like a zoom lens on a camera. You can view the big picture with the meeting summary, then zoom in to specific quotes, and finally, focus sharply on the exact audio clip. This multi-layered approach gives you complete control over how you consume and analyze your meeting data. No more trawling through lengthy transcripts or struggling to recall specific moments.

“This is a lot easier way than trawling through a transcript or trying to listen to the audio.” [Nick]

At Quill, we recognize that different users have different needs and levels of trust in AI-generated summaries. Some may be perfectly comfortable relying on the summary, while others might want to verify information or explore the nuances of a particular discussion point. Quill provides the flexibility to do both.

“However, if you want to, you can. So Quill lets you go from the meeting layer, the Summarize layer… down to quotes… down to audio.” [Nick]

Quill’s layered approach isn’t just about convenience; it’s about fostering trust and ensuring accuracy. By providing easy access to the original audio, we empower users to verify information, clarify ambiguities, and ultimately, gain a deeper understanding of their meetings.

Fact-Checking Made Easy: Verify Information with Audio Precision

Quill’s search function is a powerful tool for fact-checking. Simply highlight a phrase or sentence in your notes, click “search,” and Quill will quickly locate relevant quotes from the meeting. This eliminates the need to manually review the entire transcript or listen to the entire recording.

“Let’s fact check it. So you can go ahead and highlight anything and you can click search.” [Nick]

Let’s say a meeting participant mentioned a potential 10-15 foot storm surge. With Quill, you can instantly find the exact quote and listen to the audio to confirm the information and hear the speaker’s tone and inflection.

“potential 10 15 foot storm surge.” [Quote]

This audio verification process adds a layer of certainty to your meeting notes and ensures that crucial details are accurately captured and easily verifiable.

Audio at Your Fingertips: Playback, Export, and Control

Quill offers multiple ways to access and manage audio. You can play audio directly from within your notes by clicking the play button next to a quote. This contextualized audio playback allows you to quickly grasp the nuances of a discussion without losing your place in the notes.

“If you just want to play the audio, you can also just go up here and click play.” [Nick]

Need to share the audio with someone else or save it for future reference? Quill lets you export the audio file with a simple click. This feature is particularly useful for sharing important discussions with team members who weren’t present at the meeting.

“If you’d like to export the audio, you can go ahead and click the save icon…” [Nick]

This granular control over audio playback and export gives you the flexibility to use Quill in a way that best suits your workflow.

Advanced Search Capabilities

Quill’s search functionality goes beyond simple text matching. The system understands context and can find related concepts even when the exact words don’t match your search terms.

Search Features:

• Contextual Search: Find related concepts and synonyms
• Speaker-Specific Search: Locate quotes from specific participants
• Time-Based Search: Find information from particular meeting segments
• Cross-Meeting Search: Search across multiple meeting records

Search Best Practices:

• Use specific keywords or phrases for precise results
• Try different variations of terms if initial searches don’t yield results
• Use speaker names to find specific contributions
• Combine search with audio playback for complete verification

Building Trust Through Verification

One of the key benefits of Quill’s fact-checking capabilities is the trust it builds in AI-generated summaries. When you can easily verify any piece of information by going back to the source audio, you can rely on meeting summaries with confidence.

Verification Workflow:

1. Review Summary: Start with the AI-generated meeting summary
2. Identify Key Points: Note important decisions, numbers, or commitments
3. Search and Verify: Use search to find original quotes for critical information
4. Listen to Context: Play audio clips to understand tone and full context
5. Confirm Accuracy: Ensure summaries accurately reflect the discussion

This systematic approach to verification ensures that important business decisions are based on accurate information while maintaining the efficiency benefits of AI-generated summaries.

Audio Export and Sharing

The ability to export specific audio segments opens up new possibilities for collaboration and communication. You can share exact moments from meetings with stakeholders who weren’t present, providing them with the full context and nuance of important discussions.

Export Use Cases:

• Training Materials: Create audio examples for team training
• Client Communication: Share specific client feedback or requests
• Decision Documentation: Preserve the reasoning behind important decisions
• Compliance Records: Maintain audio records for regulatory requirements
• Follow-up Clarification: Share specific quotes to resolve misunderstandings

Export Best Practices:

• Export only necessary segments to respect privacy and confidentiality
• Include context when sharing audio clips with others
• Use descriptive filenames for easy organization
• Consider transcription alongside audio for accessibility

Integration with Meeting Workflow

The fact-checking and audio features integrate seamlessly with your broader meeting workflow, enhancing rather than complicating your existing processes.

Pre-Meeting Preparation:

• Review previous meeting audio to prepare for follow-up discussions
• Use search to find relevant information from past meetings
• Create audio clips for reference during upcoming meetings

During Meeting Follow-up:

• Verify action items and commitments made during the meeting
• Clarify any ambiguous statements or decisions
• Create audio documentation for important announcements

Long-term Reference:

• Build a searchable archive of meeting insights
• Use audio verification for performance reviews and evaluations
• Maintain accurate records for project post-mortems

Conclusion: Empowering Deeper Understanding

Quill’s audio features offer more than just playback and export capabilities. They represent a fundamental shift in how we interact with meeting information. By seamlessly connecting summaries, quotes, and audio, Quill empowers users to engage with their meetings on a deeper level.

Quill’s ability to move fluidly between these layers fosters trust in AI-generated summaries. It facilitates accurate fact-checking, promotes a nuanced understanding of discussions, and streamlines the process of extracting key insights from meetings. These features aren’t just about making meetings more efficient; they’re about unlocking the full potential of the information exchanged within them.

“So that’s a way you can use audio and quotes to really fact check and double down on what you’d like to hear out of the meeting. Very quickly, you can go from these bullet points down into quotes.” [Nick]

The combination of search, quotes, and audio creates a powerful system for meeting intelligence that goes far beyond traditional note-taking. Whether you’re verifying critical business decisions, training new team members, or simply ensuring accuracy in your meeting records, these features provide the tools you need to work with confidence and precision.

Summary & How-To

✅ Use search for fact-checking

• Highlight any text in your meeting notes
• Click “search” to find related quotes
• Review search results for verification

✅ Access audio for verification

• Click play button next to quotes for audio playback
• Use audio controls to navigate to specific moments
• Listen to full context around important statements

✅ Export audio for sharing

• Click the save icon to export audio segments
• Share specific clips with team members
• Use exported audio for training or documentation

✅ Navigate between information layers

• Start with meeting summary for overview
• Drill down to quotes for specific details
• Use audio for complete context and verification

✅ Build systematic verification practices

• Verify critical decisions and commitments
• Use search to cross-reference information
• Maintain audio records for important discussions