A Gedächtnisprotokoll is a memory record. It is a written account of a conversation or an event, made from memory soon afterward. The career guide Karrierebibel recommends one for the insurance after an accident, for example. It gives a clear rule on timing. Warten Sie nicht ab, bis die Erinnerungen verblassen, sondern schreiben Sie diese sofort auf. Do not wait until the memories fade. Write them down immediately. A form on the website of the University of Münster is meant for documenting an incident in this way. It asks the writer to record nur was tatsächlich gesagt oder getan wurde, ohne Wertungen oder Interpretationen, only what was actually said or done, without judgments or interpretations. Nothing is changed afterward. Ergänzungen fügen Sie als neuen, datierten Eintrag hinzu. Additions go in as a new, dated entry.