Echo blog

Practical guides for meetings that lead somewhere: minutes, follow-up, transcription, subtitles and data protection.

• 9 November 2026 · 5 min readHow to write meeting minutes: what to include and a templateGood minutes take two minutes to read and make it clear what was decided and who’s doing what. Here’s what they must include, a template to copy and the mistakes that come up most often.Read more
• 8 November 2026 · 6 min readRecording Teams meetings and the GDPR: what you should knowRecording a meeting means processing personal data: people’s voices, faces and what each of them says. Here’s what the GDPR asks for in general, the questions to answer before you record and what to check in the tool you use.Read more
• 7 November 2026 · 5 min readHow to transcribe WhatsApp voice notes to textA five-minute voice note is easy to send and tedious to listen to. Here’s how to get it off your phone, what kind of file it is and how to turn it into text you can read, search and copy.Read more
• 6 November 2026 · 5 min readHow to add subtitles to a videoLots of people watch videos with the sound off, and many others don’t fully understand the language. Here’s how subtitle formats work, the rules that make them easy to read and how to add them to your video.Read more
• 5 November 2026 · 5 min readOtter alternatives if you work in SpanishOtter is well known, especially in English. If your meetings are in Spanish, other things matter more. Here’s what to look for, what the websites of the usual options say and where Echo fits, including where it falls short.Read more
• 4 November 2026 · 5 min readHow to follow up on meeting actionsA meeting is only worth what happens afterwards. Here’s how to record actions so they don’t get lost, how to review them without turning every meeting into a check-up and how reminders help.Read more