Talk to Fireflies in Live Meetings

Talk to Fireflies (in partnership with Perplexity) is your real-time AI teammate built to help you stay focused on the conversation while it handles the rest. This isn’t just about note-taking. It’s about collaboration—in real time. With Fireflies now joining the conversation, you can interact naturally using your voice or in the meeting chat. Ask questions, assign tasks, bookmark key discussions, or even pull up live web info—just like you would with a teammate sitting across the table.

All it takes is a simple “Hey Fireflies…” or a quick /ff in chat to get started. Here's a guide to help you make the most of this feature. Best part? It's free to use!

🔧 Step 1: Enable Talk to Fireflies

Before using Talk to Fireflies, make sure it’s enabled in your account.

A. From Your Personal Settings

1. Go to the Fireflies web app and click the Settings from left side menu.

2. Navigate to Live meeting (Personal tab) from the left panel.

3. Under the Live Meeting section, scroll down to locate Talk to Fireflies.

4. Toggle ON Chat with Fireflies (default: ON)

The following settings will also be enabled (unless restricted by admins):

• Voice Trigger: Say “Hey Fireflies” during a live meeting to ask questions about the discussion

• Respond via voice: Fireflies will respond to your voice commands with audio instead of text in the meeting chat

You can turn either of these off anytime based on your preference.

🔔 When enabled, Fireflies sends a message in your meeting chat to let everyone know it’s active.

ℹ Note: This feature is available on Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.

B. For Admins

1. Navigate to Settings and switch to the Team tab.

2. Navigate to Live meeting (Team tab) from the left panel.

3. Under the Live Meeting section, scroll down to locate Talk to Fireflies.

Here, you’ll see admin-level controls for:

• Interact with Fireflies – allows teammates to use chat or voice to ask questions during meetings

• Voice Triggers – allows activation using “Hey Fireflies” during meetings

• Fireflies responds through voice – allows Fireflies to reply using voice during meetings

For each setting, you can control how it applies across your workspace:

• Allow teammates to choose – lets each user decide their own preference

• Enable for all teammates – turns the setting on for everyone in the workspace

• Disable for all teammates – turns the setting off for everyone in the workspace

🔧 Use this to maintain consistency across meetings—especially for teams with shared norms around voice interaction.

🎙 Step 2: How to Use Talk to Fireflies in a Meeting

You can use voice or chat, depending on what’s easier and preferable in the moment

A. Voice Commands

1. Fireflies is on mute by default during the meeting unless its triggered by a Voice Command

   • Orb State: Idle and on mute — Fireflies is waiting for the wake word

     

2. Say: “Hey Fireflies…” and wait for the audio chime and the Listening animation. Ask your question or give a command naturally, just like you would to a teammate.

   Example: “Hey Fireflies, catch me up on the meeting so far?”

   • Orb State: Listening — Fireflies is now actively listening to your voice

     

3. Once you ask your question or share your request, Fireflies will then begin processing your request

   • Orb State: Thinking — Fireflies is analyzing what you said

     

4. Finally, Fireflies will respond in voice and in chat

   • Orb State: Speaking — Fireflies is sharing its response on voice and chat

     

B. Chat Commands

1. Open your meeting chat

2. Type: /ff followed by your request

   Example: /ff What have we discussed so far today?

   

💬 What You Can Ask Fireflies To Do (With Real Examples)

1. ⏪ Catch Up Without Asking People to Repeat

Say: “Hey Fireflies, catch me up on what I missed.”

Type: /ff Catch me up on the meeting so far

2. 📌 Bookmark Important Decisions and Capture Action Items

• Say: “Hey Fireflies, bookmark this as the new pricing agreement” or “Hey Fireflies, create a task for Jane to follow up with the client after the call”

• Type: /ff Add action item for Jane to follow up with client after call and bookmark this

3. 🧠 Ask Questions About the Ongoing Meeting

• Say: “Hey Fireflies, what decisions have we made so far?”

• Type: /ff What did Jane say about the email performance timings?

4. 🌐 Ask Real-Time Questions From the Web

• Say: “Hey Fireflies, what’s the current stock price of Nvidia?”

• Type: /ff Compare Tesla vs BYD EV sales globally in Q1 2025.

5. 🔢 Run Quick Calculations or Projections

• Say: “Hey Fireflies, if we grow 14% monthly and churn 3%, how many users in 8 months from 20K?”

• Type: /ff What’s the ROI on $1,000 monthly over 4 months at 18% return?

6. 📄 Wrap Up With a Meeting Summary

• Say: “Hey Fireflies, summarize the meeting and list all action items.”

• Type: /ff What did we cover today and what are the next steps?

✅ Where & Who Can Use It?

• Platforms: Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams

• Languages: Fireflies supports 60+ languages, but will only understand and reply in the one set in your Language Settings

• Plans: Available to all users, including Free

• Access: Any participant on the call can use Talk to Fireflies

💡 Tips to Make the Most of It

• Speak clearly and loud enough for Fireflies to hear you

• Make sure your selected language matches what you're speaking; Fireflies will only understand and respond in the selected language accurately

• Pause briefly after saying “Hey Fireflies” to give it time to start listening

• Minimize background noise so your command is easily picked up

• Wait a few seconds after your prompt—Fireflies may take a few seconds to think and respond 🔄 Fireflies shows different orb states: Idle → Listening → Thinking → Speaking

• Don’t interrupt while Fireflies is replying, especially in voice mode

• Keep your commands short and specific for better accuracy

• Use chat (/ff) in large meetings or when you don’t want to speak out loud