Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Transcription – Do We Require Cheaper Or Better?

Here’s a problem facing everyone in the world of business today, from transcribers to corporate bosses – Do you want things to be done cheaper or better?

Words are one of the first ‘victims’ when speed is of the essence. Emails and text messages are littered with abbreviations, slang, condensed phrases like LOL and u r gr8! If you read one of my teenage daughter’s text messages you’d probably understand 60% of what was being said. You have to guess the rest. Guessing is okay in this instance, it’s likely that whatever the text reads the meaning is either can I have some more money or can I have a lift! The tone is not important either; not so in research situations.

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

Transcription – An Unexpected Bonus!

One of the unexpected bonuses of doing audio transcription is that we are amongst the first to hear about proposed new products, services and not to mention new technology. Over the years, I have become something of a Luddite with regards to new technology, not that I was ever particularly good at mastering things like video recorders et cetera. But I have clung with dogged determination to my pay-as-you-go bottom of the range Nokia reassuring everyone, especially my children, that it was perfect for my needs.