The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #103336 Message #2103534
Posted By: gnu
15-Jul-07 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: Do You Keep a Personal Work Log?
Subject: RE: BS: Do You Keep a Personal Work Log?
First, at least two voice activated digital recorders. One on the desk, one on your person. Then, a digital camera hooked to a VCR with an 8 hour tape in it, aimed at the chairs and door on the other side of your desk. I assume you have a speaker phone. For the written record, voice recognition software compatible with your word processor.... I use Dragon Naturally Speaking and MS Office products.
The down side.... you have to tell people they are being recorded and ask them to agree, IN NAME, before proceeding. It is very disconcerting for most people. Beware of those people.
Other than that, I use the old methods too.... "This is to confirm my understaning of our 2007.07.15.16:42h telecon (whatever). Please confirm the following summary or.....
However you do it, remember the Golden Rule... If it ain't in writing, signed, sealed, dated, and notarized, it never happened.