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What should you write down after a booth conversation?

The answer, first

Write down what they asked for, in their words, not your summary of it. "Interested in pricing" tells you nothing two weeks later; "wants pricing for two warehouse roofs before Friday" is a follow-up already half written. Add one thing personal and the next step you agreed. Do it within a minute of them leaving, because after the next conversation it is gone.

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What they asked for, in their words

Your summary of a conversation is always vaguer than the conversation. "Interested in pricing" could be anyone. "Wants pricing for two warehouse roofs before Friday" is one person, one need and one deadline, and it is most of the follow-up email already.

One thing personal, and the next step

Do it within a minute of them leaving. After the next conversation, the details of this one are gone.

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What they asked for, in the words they used.
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One thing personal: where they are from, who they came with, the joke you shared. It is what makes them remember you when your email arrives.
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The next step you agreed, even if it was only "send me something".

Say it, don't write it

Writing at a busy booth is slow, and it looks rude to the next person waiting. In MeetDrop you do not write it: you say it into your phone while it is fresh. It is kept with their card and goes into the follow-up, and it works with no signal on the show floor. How a capture works.

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Last reviewed 12 October 2026 by the MeetDrop team.