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Asking Otter Chat questions

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You can ask Otter Chat a question or prompt anytime during the live meeting or post-meeting, as well as for any imported files. 

Disclaimer: By interacting with Otter Chat, you acknowledge and agree to the disclaimers. If you do not agree with any parts of the disclaimers, please refrain from using Otter Chat.
Chat in the 7383157a-07a5-47c0-80a0-e5c7299b6bf8 Otter channel
Note: There is a 1000-character limit when inputting your questions.
  1. Click Otter on the left-side navigation menu.
  2. To get started, select any of the suggested prompts or click into the field to begin typing your own prompt.
  3. Click Enter/Return or the Send icon to submit your prompt to Otter Chat.
  4. Otter will begin generating a response.
    Note: At this time, the output of the response will be limited to ~750 words.

Otter Chat prompt examples

Try out some of the prompts below or create your own prompt to ask Otter Chat. We recommend being detailed and specific when writing your prompt. If the response does not quite answer your question, you can ask Otter Chat to rephrase or provide more details. Otter Chat will use previous questions you asked in that conversation to build upon a new response. 

Important: Responses from Otter Chat are based on existing AI language data models, and may not always reflect the most up-to-date information or be factually correct. Users should exercise their own judgment and critical thinking when relying on responses from Otter Chat. 

Extract data

  • Summarize the last 5 meetings into key topics, add a timestamp for each topic, and summarize each topic into 3-5 bullet points.
  • What were the key concerns raised, by who, and what was the resolution for each if discussed in last week’s meeting?
  • List the speakers for the Design <> Product meeting last Wednesday with a short paragraph of each of their decisions and action items in separate bullet points.
  • Please summarize the key points and decisions made in November’s meetings. Include information about any action items or next steps that were discussed for the end of the year.

Generate content

  • Draft an email summary of the last 2 meetings regarding the mobile feature listing specific action items and who they are assigned to.
  • Based on the last 3 interview meetings, list and summarize each interviewee’s strengths and weaknesses.

Chat in a conversation
Note: There is a 1000-character limit when inputting your questions.
  1. Navigate to the conversation. 
  2. Click the Otter Chat tab in the Takeaways panel on the right side.
  3. To get started, select any of the suggested prompts or click into the field to begin typing your own prompt. Begin typing @otter to start your prompt.
    Tip: You can use @otter, Otter, Hey otter, or Hi otter at the beginning of your prompt. Learn more about Using Otter Chat.

  4. Click Enter/Return or the Send icon to submit your prompt to Otter Chat.
  5. Otter will begin generating a response.
    Note: At this time, the output of the response will be limited to ~750 words.

Tip: You can re-ask Otter Chat the question to get a new response as more content is available. Otter Chat will pull from the chat history to add on additional information. 

Otter Chat prompt examples

Try out some of the prompts below or create your own prompt to ask Otter Chat. We recommend being detailed and specific when writing your prompt. If the response does not quite answer your question, you can ask Otter Chat to rephrase or provide more details. Otter Chat will use previous questions you asked in that conversation to build upon a new response. 

Important: Responses from Otter Chat are based on existing AI language data models, and may not always reflect the most up-to-date information or be factually correct. Users should exercise their own judgment and critical thinking when relying on responses from Otter Chat. 

Extract data

  • @otter Summarize the meeting into key topics, add a timestamp for each topic, and summarize each topic into 3-5 bullet points.
  • Hey Otter What were the key concerns raised, by who, and what was the resolution for each if discussed?
  • Otter Summarize the following meeting with a short paragraph, then list the decisions and actions in separate bullet point lists.
  • Hi Otter Please summarize the key points and decisions made during the business meeting. Include information about any action items or next steps that were discussed.

Generate content

  • Hey Otter Draft an email summary of the meeting listing specific action items and who they are assigned to.
  • @otter Write structured meeting minutes for this call.
  • Hi Otter Please summarize the interviewers' questions and the interviewee’s answers to each.
Tip: Check out our Generate content with Otter Chat article for some examples.

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