/needmeeting
Helps you decide if a meeting is needed or an email would do.
The full prompt
/needmeeting Should this be a meeting or an email/async update? Purpose: [purpose]. Attendees: [number and roles]. Frequency: [how often]. Give me a yes or no with three short reasons. If no, suggest the replacement (format and who does what). If yes, suggest a shorter format.
Replace the highlighted [brackets] with your own details, then send.
What you're asking
Asks the AI to judge whether a meeting is worth holding. You get a recommendation, reasons, and an alternative.
Give it
- The meeting purpose
- Attendees and how many
- How often and how long
- Whether decisions are made in it
Filled-in example
/needmeeting Should this be a meeting or an email/async update? Purpose: weekly status updates. Attendees: 12 people, mostly team leads. Frequency: every Monday, 60 minutes. Give me a yes or no with three short reasons. If no, suggest the replacement (format and who does what). If yes, suggest a shorter format.
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