Nail Your Daily Standup: Concise Updates Everyone Will Listen To
The daily standup. Ideally, it's a quick sync. Realistically, it's 15 minutes of people rambling about "looking into stuff" and "having meetings."
If you want to be respected as a professional, your updates need to be crisp, clear, and relevant.
The Formula
A good update covers:
- Yesterday: What did you finish?
- Today: What are you focusing on?
- Blockers: What's stopping you?
Using Rephrase to Prep
Before your meeting, type out your messy brain dump into Slack or Notes.
Input: "yesterday i fixed the login bug and also talked to sarah about the design, today im gonna start the profile page but i need the api keys from mike"
Rephrase Prompt: "Format this as a daily standup update. Use bullet points."
Output:
- Yesterday: Fixed the login bug and synced with Sarah on design.
- Today: Starting implementation of the Profile page.
- Blockers: Need API keys from Mike to proceed.
Why Prep Matters
When you read from a structured list, you sound confident and organized. You don't say "um" and "uh." You respect your team's time.
Use Rephrase to turn your stream of consciousness into a professional status update in seconds.