Most professionals underestimate the time they spend on "after the meeting." When we measured it across AudioMap pilot customers, the average came out to 5.2 hours per week.
Here's the breakdown and how to attack each block.
Where that time comes from
| Activity | Average time/week |
|---|---|
| Rewriting notes by hand | 90 min |
| Writing the "follow-up email" | 60 min |
| Searching what was said in a past meeting | 75 min |
| Re-explaining things to who didn't attend | 45 min |
| Moving tasks to Linear/Jira | 40 min |
| Total | ~5h 10min |
Strategies per block
1. Rewriting notes → Automatic summary. AudioMap's executive summary is formatted to paste as-is. Zero edits in 80% of cases.
2. Follow-up email → "Generate email" button. The system knows who attended, what was decided, and who asked for what. It generates the email in the right tone.
3. Searching past meetings → Semantic search. "Which meeting did we discuss the onboarding redesign?" returns the exact note and timestamp.
4. Re-explaining to absentees → Share full note. Three clicks. The absent person gets a link to the transcription + summary + tasks.
5. Moving tasks to Linear → Native integration. Each detected task syncs with one click.
What you get back
5 hours a week is 240 hours a year. Six full working weeks. A month and a half of salary buried in avoidable admin work.
It's not just about the time. It's about what you decide to do with it.