Insights & Analytics
This guide is about the analysis Thout generates from every captured conversation — the TL;DR, executive brief, narrative, decisions, time-sensitive items, and risks — and how to verify it with evidence, edit it, enrich it with notes and files, and export it. (For capturing meetings and managing them, see the Meetings guide.)
The layers of analysis Thout generates
After a meeting is captured (see the Meetings guide), Thout automatically turns the transcript into structured analysis. Open any meeting and you'll find these generated layers:
Executive Brief
- The spring launch moves to April 14; packaging confirmation is the only open dependency.
- Retail channel targets stay unchanged pending the distributor's April numbers.
Meeting Narrative
Launch timeline and packaging
Maya opened with the supplier's revised timeline, and Jordan confirmed the April 14 date works for the retail calendar...
Decisions
1Launch moves to April 14.
Maya proposed, Jordan agreed on timing.
| Analysis layer | What Thout generates |
|---|---|
| Metric pills | Instant counts of what was extracted — e.g. 3 action items, 2 risks, 1 decision. |
| TL;DR | A few-sentence summary, stamped with a confidence badge. |
| Executive Brief | The key points as a concise bulleted list, expandable with Show more. |
| Meeting Narrative | The conversation retold by theme, with speaker names in bold (e.g. "Launch timeline and packaging", "Retail channel and inventory"). |
| Decisions | What was decided — each with a one-line context note and evidence. |
| Time Sensitive | Deadline-bound items, qualified honestly (e.g. "Proposed; not committed."). |
| Risks & Red Flags | Concerns and blockers Thout heard in the conversation. |
Scope note: capturing meetings, bot attendance, and meeting management are covered in the Meetings guide. This guide is about the analysis itself: trusting it, editing it, and exporting it.
Understanding confidence and evidence
Thout never asks you to take an insight on faith — every claim links back to the recording, and every summary tells you how solid it is.
The TL;DR confidence badge
The TL;DR carries a confidence badge (for example Low confidence). Click it to open an Evidence popup that explains the rating in plain language — for example, that a transcript was fragmented or hard to attribute, and that claims couldn't be anchored with high confidence.
TL;DR
Low confidenceThe recording covers only part of the session; the supplier timeline was discussed but not fully captured.
WHY THIS RATING
The transcript was fragmented and speakers were hard to attribute in places, so claims couldn't be anchored with high confidence. Verify key items against their evidence quotes.
Per-insight evidence
Every decision, time-sensitive item, and risk carries an Evidence (n) button. Click it to expand the proof:
- Severity tag (e.g. Medium severity) and confidence tag (e.g. Low confidence).
- Speaker and timestamp — who said it, and when in the recording.
- The verbatim quote from the transcript, so you can judge it yourself.
Distributor numbers expected by April 4. Proposed; not committed.
Mentioned as the gate for retail channel targets.
Jordan · 27:15
"I should have the distributor's April numbers by the 4th — I think. Let's not lock the channel targets until then."
Why it matters: insights are also qualified in-line — "Proposed; not committed." — so a passing suggestion never masquerades as a firm decision.
How to edit the analysis
The generated analysis is a starting point, not a verdict — everything is correctable before you share it.
Fix the meeting title
- Click the meeting title — the Edit title dialog opens with the current name.
- Type the new name and click Save. (Also available via ⋯ > Edit meeting name.)
Edit title
Rewrite the generated text
The Executive Brief and Meeting Narrative are editable in place — click into the text and type, like a document.
Remove a wrong insight
Hover any decision, time-sensitive item, or risk and click the X to remove just that item — the rest of the analysis stays intact.
Adding your own notes and files
Alongside what Thout generates, you can attach your own context to any meeting's analysis.
Add a note
- Click ⋯ > Add a note.
- Write your note — the Add button activates once you type — then click Add.
- Your notes live in the Meeting notes section at the bottom of the analysis (it shows "No notes yet" until you add one).
Add a note
Attach files
Click ⋯ > Attach Files to open the Attached files page — files attached to this meeting appear here.
Attached files
spring-launch-packaging-brief.pdf
2.1 MBretail-calendar-april.xlsx
340 KBRelated
How to export and share the analysis
- Share — the Share button copies three things to your clipboard: the meeting title, the TL;DR, and a public share.thout.ai link anyone can open.
- Download as PDF — ⋯ > Download as PDF saves the full analysis as a PDF file.
- Try new insights (beta) — ⋯ > Try new insights (beta) regenerates the analysis with Thout's next-generation insights engine.
Tip: need a custom format — say, a client-ready summary or an email draft? Ask the meeting chat (see Chat with your CoS) and copy its reply.
Insights tips & FAQ
What does the confidence badge actually measure?
How well the summary is anchored in the transcript. Click the badge — the Evidence popup explains the reasons in plain language (for example, a degraded or fragmented recording).
An insight is wrong. Can I delete just that one?
Yes — click the X next to that item. Everything else stays.
Can I edit what the AI wrote?
Yes. The Executive Brief and Meeting Narrative are editable in place, and the title has an Edit title dialog.
Why do some items say "Proposed; not committed"?
That's Thout being precise: someone floated it, but nobody explicitly committed. The evidence quote lets you verify.
Where do my notes show up?
In the Meeting notes section at the bottom of the analysis.
What's "Try new insights (beta)"?
A ⋯ menu option that regenerates this meeting's analysis with Thout's newer engine.