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Turn an interview transcript into sections and quotes, then write the issue yourself

Tools:
Gemini, Claude, GPT-4, Lex, TypingMind
Who it's for

Founders who publish interview-based or case-study newsletters

What they report

Ben Tossell (Ben's Bites) says pulling out quotes and organizing a transcript could take him six hours by hand versus about six minutes with a model. He says he only launched Ben's Bites Pro, one long post a week, because this process lets him get it out at a quality people sign up for.

Example

Tossell asked Gemini to find his transcript doc and 'highlight key topics that I should write about in a blog post... Include quotes in each section.' It returned sections like 'The importance of leadership buy-in for AI adoption' with supporting quotes. He keeps drafts from Claude, GPT-4 and Gemini as version 1 in Lex, writes his own version 2, then runs Lex's AI checks.

from source

How to do it

  1. Record the call and export the transcript.
  2. Ask a long-context model for key topics with supporting quotes.
  3. Run the same ask in two or three models and keep their drafts side by side.
  4. Write your own version using the structure and quotes you like.
  5. Ask for key takeaways near the end and rewrite them in your words.
  6. Run a final check for brevity and readability.

The prompt

Fill in the [brackets]
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Below is a transcript of my interview with [guest, role, company]. I write posts about [your beat] for [audience]. 1. Highlight the 4-6 key topics I should write about in a post. 2. Under each topic, include 2-3 exact quotes from the transcript with the speaker's name. Quote exactly. Do not paraphrase inside quote marks. 3. Suggest an order for the sections and a one-line reason for that order. 4. Do not write the post. TRANSCRIPT: [paste] (Later, on your finished draft:) Summarize 3-5 key takeaways from this post for a 'Key takeaways' box.

Prompt:
Adapted from the prompt shown in the source
Source:
Ben Tossell on 'How Do You Use ChatGPT?' with Dan Shipper (Every podcast transcript)
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