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Basic Operations of Google Meet
Google Meet is a video conferencing tool that can be joined from a browser or smartphone, without the need to install any apps. From 2025 onwards, integration with Gemini AI has been significantly enhanced, automating meeting recording, summarization, and translation.
How to Start a Meeting
- From Google Calendar: Click "Add Google Meet video conferencing" when creating an event.
- From Gmail: Create a new meeting from the "Meet" menu on the right.
- From meet.google.com: Start immediately by clicking "New meeting."
New Features to Look Out for in 2025-2026
1. Gemini Automatic Note Generation (Gemini Notes)
By simply turning on the "Take notes" button during a meeting, Gemini automatically generates meeting minutes in Google Docs in real time. Structured notes, organizing speakers' names and their statements, are shared immediately after the meeting, making it easy to share with members who couldn't attend.
2. Real-time Audio Translation (Announced at Google I/O 2025)
The real-time audio translation feature, announced at Google I/O 2025, allows participants speaking different languages to conduct meetings without language barriers. It is particularly effective for meetings with global teams.
3. Ask Gemini Feature
During a meeting, you can open the Gemini sidebar and ask real-time questions such as "Find past documents related to this topic" or "Summarize the current discussion concisely." It is available with Business Plus and higher plans, and is expected to be expanded to all plans in the first half of 2026.
4. Transcription Feature
With Business Standard and higher plans, all statements from a meeting can be converted into text and saved to Google Docs. When combined with Gemini's automatic note generation, the effort required for creating meeting minutes becomes almost zero.
7 Existing Features to Improve Meeting Quality
5. Background Blur / Virtual Background
From the arrow next to the camera icon, you can set office backgrounds or blur your room using "Apply visual effects." This is convenient for hiding personal surroundings when working from home.
6. Noise Cancellation
By turning on "Noise cancellation" via Settings (gear icon) → "Audio," ambient noise (such as keyboard sounds and air conditioning noise) will be automatically cut.
7. Recording Feature (Business Standard and higher)
You can record a meeting by clicking the "Start recording" button, and it will be automatically saved to My Drive in Google Drive. Sharing the URL with absentees or members who wish to review it later is also easy.
8. Breakout Rooms
Participants can be divided into groups for individual discussions. The host can also visit each group, making it effective for workshops and training sessions.
9. Polling and Q&A Feature
You can conduct polls and Q&A sessions from "Activities." This can be used for interaction in large-scale company-wide meetings and webinars.
10. Up to 500 Participants (Business Standard and higher)
Business Starter supports up to 100 participants, while Business Standard and higher support up to 500. This accommodates large-scale company-wide meetings and external seminars.
11. Live Streaming (Enterprise)
The Enterprise plan allows live streaming, enabling simultaneous broadcasting to up to 100,000 people. This is utilized for company-wide assemblies and large-scale presentations.
Pre-Meeting Checklist
- Camera and microphone test completed (Settings → Preview)
- Background settings confirmed
- Gemini Notes feature set to ON
- Screen sharing rehearsal
- Agenda entered in the calendar description field in advance
Summary
The combination of Gemini automatic notes and real-time audio translation has dramatically reduced the burden of creating meeting minutes and sharing information after meetings. Start by making it a habit to turn on the Gemini Notes feature and check the accuracy of the automatically generated minutes.
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