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Meeting Value

Rating meetings, tracking value trends, and improving meeting quality.

Last updated April 2026

Not all meetings are equally productive. The meeting value feature helps you rate meetings and track whether your time in group discussions is well spent.

Rating a Meeting

When you record or edit a meeting, you can assign a value rating. This is a simple assessment of how worthwhile the meeting was. Think of it as answering the question: "Was this meeting a good use of time?"

The rating captures your honest judgement of the meeting's productivity. Consider whether the meeting achieved its purpose, whether the right people were present, and whether the outcomes justified the time invested.

What Makes a Valuable Meeting

When deciding on a rating, consider:

Clear Outcomes

Did the meeting produce decisions, actions, or shared understanding?

Efficiency

Was the meeting well-structured, or did it drift off-topic?

Participation

Were the right people involved, and did they contribute?

Necessity

Could the same outcome have been achieved through a message or document instead?

A meeting that produced clear decisions in a reasonable amount of time deserves a high rating. A meeting that ran long with no clear outcomes would rate lower.

Over time, your meeting value ratings build a trend. This trend shows you whether your meetings are generally productive or whether there is room for improvement.

If you notice a sustained low trend, it may be worth reviewing which meetings are on your calendar and whether some could be restructured, shortened, or eliminated entirely.

Using Insights to Improve

Meeting value data is most useful as a reflective tool. After a month of recording, look back at your ratings and ask:

  • Which types of meetings consistently score well?
  • Are there recurring meetings that are consistently rated low?
  • What do your best-rated meetings have in common?

These insights can help you advocate for better meeting practices within your team, whether that means setting clearer agendas, reducing meeting length, or cancelling recurring meetings that no longer serve their purpose.

Rate meetings honestly - inflated ratings defeat the purpose of tracking. Review your meeting value trend monthly to spot patterns, and share your observations with your team. If a regular meeting is consistently low-value, discuss how to improve or replace it.

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