Briefle words · Writing & copy
Action item
A specific task agreed in a meeting or message, written with who will do it and by when.
Say it to an AI
Meeting recap for the Oct 2 launch sync. Write every line in active voice as an action item: owner first, verb, task, due date (e.g. 'Aisha will email beta users by Friday'). No passive constructions like 'it was decided' or 'will be reviewed'.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Meeting recap notes”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A product manager posts the notes from a launch meeting to the team's shared workspace.
Why: B's lines each name an owner and a date ('Sam and Jin… before Nov 5'); A has the same dates but no owners.
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Room 1 · Essentials
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