Darius Contractor

Chief Growth Officer at Otter.ai leading growth, data and our meeting experience to help everyone have more valuable meetings.
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Cornell Note-Taking Method: How To Use It Effectively
Want to up your note-taking game? The Cornell note-taking method is a versatile tool to organize your conversations and remember as much as possible.
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The 6 Best Note-Taking Methods: A Guide
Ready to master the art of good note-taking? Here are six effective note-taking methods to add to your toolkit, along with tips for better notes.
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8 Best Automatic Transcription Tools​ for 2025
There’s no need to write out notes by hand thanks to automatic transcription tools. Here are the best 8 on the market in 2025.
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Otter AI Chat Demo
Otter AI Chat is collaborative AI intelligence that acts as a meeting participant instantly answering questions, collaborating with meeting participants, and generating content based on meeting data.
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OtterPilot: The Only AI Meeting Assistant That Streams Live Meeting Transcripts to Everyone
OtterPilot is the only AI meeting assistant that provides real-time transcription and real-time summaries of meetings. This means that the transcript is streaming as the meeting is happening, so anyone can see it, even if they're not physically in the room or joined via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet.
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3 Ways EAs can Use Otter
In today's fast-paced world, productivity is the name of the game. Fortunately, technology offers us countless tools to streamline our tasks and make life easier. Otter.ai is one such tool that can revolutionize the way you work and communicate. Here are five creative ways to make the most of Otter:
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Streamline your Meeting Workflow with the Otter App for Slack
Otter’s new integration for Slack automatically shares key meeting insights into their Slack channels.
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Ways to improve your interviewing skills
Improving your interviewing skills can help you to evaluate candidates more effectively and make better hiring decisions. Here are some ways to improve your interviewing skills.
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The Most Essential Productivity and Meeting Tools for Consulting Agencies
Small consulting agencies need meeting tools that are efficient, cost-effective, and easy to use. Here are some top tools for small consulting agencies:
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8 Ways to Up-level Client Communication in 2023
Effective communication in client meetings is crucial for any agency, as you look to build trust, establish clear expectations, and ensure that projects are completed on time and to the client's satisfaction. There are several ways to improve your client communication and meetings.
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Transcription Technology that Can Make Your Work Environment More Inclusive
Transcription technology can be a valuable tool for creating more inclusive work environments, particularly for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have difficulty speaking or understanding spoken language.
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How to Become a Better Interviewer
As an interviewer, it's essential to ask questions that will help you evaluate a candidate's fit for the role and assess their skills and experience. Here are some tips for becoming a better interviewer.
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Become a Consultant in 2023 with these 8 Tips
Consultants play a critical role in helping organizations solve complex problems and improve their operations. Starting as a consultant can be a challenging but rewarding career path. Here are some steps you can take to get started.
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Transcribe Audio to Text in 2023
Transcribing audio to text can be a useful tool for a variety of purposes. It can help with creating subtitles for videos, transcribing interviews for research, or even just making it easier to read through notes from a meeting. There are several different ways to transcribe audio to text, ranging from manual transcription to using automatic transcription software.
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Choosing Transcription Software in 2023
There are several factors to consider when choosing the best automatic transcription software for your needs. Here are a few key things to keep in mind.
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10 Tips to Maximize Your Working-from-Home Productivity
While many companies have brought their employees back to the office over the past year, remote work is here to stay. In fact, Ladder projects that 25% of all professional jobs in the U.S. will be remote by the end of 2022.
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How to Write a One on One Meeting Agenda
Clear communication is the foundation of every healthy relationship, especially in the workplace. According to Gallup, employees whose managers hold regular check-ins are almost three times as likely to be engaged as employees with managers that don’t.
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5 Myths & Misconceptions About Workplace Productivity
Productivity is always a hot topic for managers and business owners. That’s understandable—the more productive your employees are, the more your organization gets done, and the more potential you have for growth and success.
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7 Best Practices for Using Online Collaboration Tools
According to a survey from Gartner, almost 80 percent of workers used online collaboration tools for work in 2021. That’s a significant increase since the start of the pandemic, and the trend looks set to continue through 2022.
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Free Customizable Team Meeting Agenda Template for All Industries
In past articles, we’ve offered meeting agenda templates for sales team meetings, sprint planning meetings, and more. 
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How to Choose the Best Note Taking Software in 2022
From simple web apps to advanced, AI-driven note taking software, students have never had more options when it comes to capturing information. But with these great opportunities comes the great responsibility of sorting through different solutions to find the right one for the job.
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6 Effective Meeting Tips for Hybrid Teams
Recent Gallup data confirms what many employees and employers have already begun to suspect: that the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work, for the foreseeable future.
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6 Productivity Quotes from History's Greatest Speeches
Summer can be a tough time to get things done, as vacations, travel, and other plans naturally pull us away from productivity. But unfortunately, letting off the gas too much in these critical months can leave you falling behind on your big projects and goals (or even your day-to-day responsibilities).
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How to Write an Agenda for a Meeting
Writing an agenda for a meeting might seem straightforward: you think through the topics you want to cover, list them in an outline format, and distribute your notes to the group.
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The 22 Best Project Management Tools By Team Size
No two project management tools are created equally. From their specific features to their aesthetic appeal, project management solutions come in all shapes and sizes.
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10 Best Productivity Apps for Hybrid Teams in 2022
Hybrid work has emerged as the new go-to work arrangement for many companies as they look to balance the benefits of in-office culture and workers’ desire to stay remote. Transitioning to a hybrid arrangement from either fully remote or in-office work isn’t always easy, but the right tools can help organize and optimize blended teams.‍
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How to Choose the Right Productivity Software for Your Company
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, companies everywhere had to rush to put tools into place that would allow their businesses to stay afloat. Yet, given how quickly these changes were made, many companies are now finding that the productivity software they implemented may not be the right fit for the long-term, as work gets back to normal.
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How to Increase Buy-In for New Team Collaboration Tools
Team collaboration tools are key to maintaining productivity across work groups. But implementing new digital solutions can be difficult, especially when many teams are now toggling a remote-hybrid schedule. At the same time, many people dislike change—even if it’s for the better.
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Why It's Important to Rethink How to Manage your Energy — and Your Meetings
Summer is winding down, and for most of us, that means the end of vacations and a refocus on work. This year, we’re in an environment that...