Who suggested Monday in this meeting note?
Use the fictional transcript to write a note with the right speaker.
The question
You are practising a written exercise for an adult social worker interview in England. The task is to prepare a short factual note about an invented meeting. The only record available at first is a staff draft.
- Meeting date“Dev agreed to Monday.”
- Supporting recordThe draft has no quotation or speaker label.
“What can you write about the proposed date?”
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A strong answer, step by step
Open each step in turn. This is one strong answer, not the only one.
Step 1: Which words need a source?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Keep the agreement because the draft is specific.
Tempting, but it misses something. A specific date does not establish who agreed to it.
Check the source for “Dev agreed”.
The strong move. The wording gives the date a settled status.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’d check who put forward Monday and what Dev said in response before I use the word “agreed”.”
Why it works: The draft makes a claim about who accepted a date. It gives no supporting statement.
Step 2: What would you ask to see?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Ask for the relevant lines and speaker labels.
The strong move. These can resolve what the draft leaves unclear.
Ask a colleague whether Monday is convenient.
Tempting, but it misses something. Convenience cannot show who suggested or accepted it.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’d ask for the exchange about the meeting date and the names beside each statement.”
Why it works: A record with speaker labels can show who suggested the date and who responded.
Step 3: How would you rewrite the note?
The transcript shows that Dev’s relative said, “How about Monday?” Dev replied, “I need to check travel.”
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Write “Dev tentatively agreed to Monday”.
Tempting, but it misses something. Dev said they needed to check travel. That leaves their answer open.
Record the two statements and leave the date unconfirmed.
The strong move. The transcript gives no agreement from Dev.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Dev’s relative suggested Monday. Dev said they needed to check travel. The date is unconfirmed.”
Why it works: The note separates the suggestion, Dev’s response and the status of the date.
Step 4: What would you tell the next reader?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Show the open date and ask Dev for confirmation.
The strong move. It prevents the team from acting on the old summary.
Leave the summary as “agreed” and put the transcript below it.
Tempting, but it misses something. The summary would still give a reader the wrong status.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Use “date unconfirmed” in the meeting summary. Ask Dev to confirm the date after they check travel.”
Why it works: The next reader can see the open item and what evidence will close it.
The answer, in short
- Decision
- Attribute both statements and leave the date open.
- Because
- The transcript gives a suggestion from the relative and a travel check from Dev.
- What would change it
- Dev’s confirmation would let you mark the date as agreed.
Common traps
- Assigning a relative’s words to Dev.
- Keeping an unsupported agreement in the summary.
Check your answer
- Did I identify each speaker?
- Did I record the actual response?
- Did I state what needs confirmation?
- Did I tell the next reader which summary to use?
Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026