Worksheet 1 of 5. Before-meeting frame
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}

Instructions
Record purpose, participants, and the decisions expected from the meeting.

Worked example, fictional
Context: A project meeting generates many ideas but the note-taker needs a clear follow-up record.
Completed response: Meeting must choose a launch date and resolve one dependency.

Your decision
What decision or coordination does this meeting need?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]

Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.

Next worksheet: Decision capture.

Before you start
- Meeting purpose: [Source or notes]
- Decision context: [Source or notes]
- Action owners: [Source or notes]

What you will make
Notes that preserve decisions, actions, and unresolved questions.