Summarize Long Voice Messages With a Text for the Recipient

Voice messages are convenient for the sender but often inconvenient for the recipient. They cannot be skimmed, searched, or easily referenced later. A two-minute voice message might contain one actionable piece of information buried in filler. And if the person is in a meeting, on public transport, or simply without headphones, they cannot listen at all.

If you send a voice message longer than about thirty seconds, follow it with a brief text summary: "Voice msg above: I can't make Thursday, can we move to Friday at 3?" It takes ten seconds to type and saves the recipient from replaying your message three times to find the point.