Voice to Text for Chiefs of Staff

You're the connective tissue between your executive and the entire organization. Every meeting, every conversation, every decision needs to be captured, synthesized, and distributed. But typing slows you down when speed is your superpower. Blurt lets you dictate briefings, meeting follow-ups, and stakeholder updates the moment insights are fresh. Hold a button, speak your thoughts, release. Text appears wherever you need it — Slack, email, Notion, anywhere. Process information at the speed of thought, not the speed of typing.

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The Typing Problem

Being the executive's force multiplier means processing everything

Your executive just finished three back-to-back meetings. You were in all of them, tracking decisions, noting action items, catching the subtext others missed. Now you need to synthesize it all into something actionable before the next meeting starts in 20 minutes. Your brain has the connections, but your fingers can't type fast enough to get it all down before the context fades.

Synthesizing across meetings to spot what others miss

The CFO mentioned a budget concern this morning. The VP of Sales hinted at a pipeline issue after lunch. Your executive needs to know these dots connect before tomorrow's board prep. You see the pattern clearly — you could explain it in 30 seconds — but writing it up takes 15 minutes you don't have. By the time you finish typing, two more fires have started.

Drafting communications on behalf of leadership

Your executive needs to respond to a sensitive stakeholder email. They told you the key points in a 90-second conversation between meetings. Now you need to turn that into a polished message that sounds like them, captures the nuance, and goes out before EOD. You know exactly what to write. Typing it takes four times longer than speaking it would.

Keeping special projects moving while managing the daily chaos

You're running three strategic initiatives while also managing the executive's calendar, prepping for board meetings, and fielding requests from every department. Each project needs status updates, stakeholder communications, and documentation. The context-switching alone is exhausting. By Thursday, your project notes are three days behind because there's never time to sit and type them out.

Routing the right information to the right people at the right time

Information flows through you constantly. The trick is knowing what goes to whom, in what format, with what context. A quick Slack to the EA, a detailed email to the board member, a bullet summary to the leadership team. You're making these routing decisions constantly, but the bottleneck is always the same: getting the words out of your head and into the right channel before the moment passes.

How It Works

Blurt works everywhere Chiefs of Staff live — Slack, email, Notion, Asana, Google Docs, your executive's calendar app. Anywhere you can place a cursor, Blurt can insert text.

1

Hold your hotkey

Press your chosen shortcut. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening. Keep your eyes on your work.

2

Speak your thoughts

Dictate your briefing, meeting summary, or stakeholder update. Talk naturally — Blurt handles punctuation and formatting.

3

Release and send

Text appears at your cursor instantly. No copying, no pasting, no extra steps. Send and move to the next thing.

Real Scenarios

Meeting follow-ups while context is fresh

The leadership sync just ended. You caught four action items, two decisions that need documenting, and one political landmine to flag privately. Instead of waiting until you have 'time to write it up,' hold the button right now: 'Action items from leadership sync: Sarah to revise the hiring plan by Friday, Mike to schedule the customer advisory board, finance team to model both scenarios for the offsite.' Sent to Slack before you leave the conference room. Nothing falls through the cracks.

Cross-team coordination notes

Product and Engineering are misaligned on the Q4 roadmap. You just mediated a conversation that got them on the same page. Now you need to document what was agreed before either side remembers it differently. Speak the summary into an email: 'Confirming our discussion: Product will lock feature scope by the 15th, Engineering will commit to delivery timelines by the 22nd, and we'll use the existing prioritization framework for any trade-offs.' Alignment captured. Politics defused.

Special project status updates

The office relocation project needs a weekly update for the executive team. You have all the information in your head from the vendor calls and site visits. Instead of spending 30 minutes typing a formatted update, dictate it directly into Notion: 'Week 12 update: Lease signed Tuesday, buildout begins March 1st, furniture vendor confirmed delivery window of April 15-17. Open issue: IT still needs to confirm network infrastructure timeline. Escalating to CTO.' Update done in 45 seconds. Project stays visible.

Stakeholder communications on sensitive topics

An investor emailed asking about the leadership transition. Your executive gave you talking points but you need to craft the actual response. Speak naturally as you would if explaining it in person: 'Thanks for reaching out. The transition is going smoothly — we've completed the first 30 days of the plan we shared in October, and the board is pleased with progress. Happy to schedule a call next week if you'd like more detail.' Polished email drafted faster than you could have typed the opening line.

Strategic initiative tracking

You're driving three initiatives that span multiple quarters and dozens of stakeholders. Each needs regular documentation that you never have time to write. After your weekly check-in calls, capture updates immediately: 'Digital transformation initiative: Phase 2 kickoff moved to February due to vendor delay. No impact on annual timeline. Key risk: Change management resources still not confirmed.' Asana updated in real-time. Strategic work stays organized even when tactical fires burn.

Leadership alignment documentation

The executive team just had a difficult conversation about strategy. Agreement was reached, but it was nuanced and needs to be captured precisely before memories diverge. While it's fresh, dictate the summary: 'Leadership aligned on the following: We will pursue the enterprise segment as primary focus, SMB will be maintained but not invested in, and we will revisit in Q2 based on enterprise pipeline results. Dissenting view from CMO noted and acknowledged.' Alignment documented. Future revisionism prevented.

Why Chiefs of Staff choose Blurt over built-in dictation

Blurt macOS Dictation
Activation Single hotkey, instant start Navigate to microphone or say 'Hey Siri'
Speed Text appears in under 500ms 2-3 second delay disrupts your flow
Accuracy Handles business terminology and names Struggles with company-specific vocabulary
Reliability Works consistently across all apps Fails silently in some applications
During calls Works while muted on Zoom or Meet Often conflicts with call audio

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Blurt work in the tools Chiefs of Staff actually use?
Yes. Blurt works anywhere you can type on macOS — Slack, email, Notion, Asana, Google Docs, calendar apps, even text fields in Salesforce. If you can place a cursor there, Blurt can insert text there. No plugins or integrations required.
Can I dictate while I'm on a video call?
Yes. Blurt captures audio through your microphone independently of Zoom, Meet, or Teams. You can be muted on the call and still dictate notes into Slack or your meeting doc. Just make sure you're muted before you start talking to Blurt.
How much does Blurt cost?
Blurt offers a free tier with first 1,000 words free — enough to try it and see if it fits your workflow. After that, it's $10/month or $99/year for unlimited dictation. No hidden fees, no per-word charges.
Does Blurt work on Windows or Linux?
Blurt is macOS only. We focused on creating the best possible Mac experience with native menu bar integration and system-level keyboard shortcuts. Windows and Linux versions are not currently available.
How accurate is Blurt with business terminology?
Blurt handles business vocabulary well — terms like 'stakeholder,' 'OKRs,' 'board deck,' and common business names transcribe correctly. For highly specialized internal terminology or unusual proper nouns, you might occasionally need to make a quick edit.
Can multiple people on our exec team use Blurt?
Each person needs their own Blurt account. There's no team plan currently — each user signs up individually. This keeps things simple and means each person's usage is tracked separately.

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