Transcription isn't the same as typing - it's listening, researching, understanding and then typing. Needless to say, the process is quite time-consuming
Preparing Questions For a Qualitative Research Interview
Getting ready to conduct a qualitative research Interview? Here are some tips to help you prepare the questions: Decide What Information You Need Think of Patton’s 6 types of questions related to: 1. Behavior or experience. 2. Opinion or belief. 3. Feelings. 4. Knowledge. 5. Sensory. 6. Background or demographic. Based on this list, write down the information you’d like to collect through the interview. Now frame your interview questions around this information. Also think of the possible answers you [...]
Transcription Styles
Have you ever stopped in the middle of a transcript and gone ‘Why don’t they just get to the point!’ or ‘Hey wait a minute, this isn’t what the guy said…’ A transcript can be annoyingly hard to read, intelligently edited, or very, very detailed depending on the transcription style used. There are three basic styles of transcription: Verbatim Verbatim transcription is a detailed account of every word, sound and non-verbal communication (like laughter and pauses) on the recording. Here’s an [...]
How To Send New Files
We’ve simplified the process of sending new files for transcription! From now on, you no longer have to send emails to check availability or inform us about new uploads. Just follow these 2 easy steps and we’ll take care of the rest: Step 1: Fill out the Send New Files form. Step 2: Upload recordings to your Dropbox folder. You can provide new instructions and choose the date you’ll be uploading files while filling out the form. On the scheduled date, we’ll [...]
3 Tools for Converting File Formats
There are several reasons why you may need to convert a file format - 1. To reduce the file size so that you can upload/email it easily 2. To make the file compatible with a particular player 3. To extract audio from a video file, etc. Here are 3 tools, ranging from paid to free, that can be used to convert file formats: Wavepad This application from NCH can play and converts more than 30 audio & video file formats [...]
3 Quick Ways To Find Speaker Names On A Seminar Recording
From the Client The most obvious and easy thing to do is to ask your client to provide a list of speaker names. You can also ask for a list of participants if available. From the Seminar’s Itinerary The itinerary of a seminar is often published on the organizing entity’s website along with a list of key speakers. That’s a good place to find out the spellings of the speakers’ names. From Company Websites The seminar host introduces each new [...]
The Role of Research in Transcription
Research is a critical part of transcription, i.e. research for correct spellings of names, places, technical terms etc. The accuracy of a transcript can vary greatly depending on the thoroughness of research done by the transcriptionist. For e.g., take a look at this paragraph from the oral history of Dr. Erwin L. Hahn: Well, I was destined somewhat to be a particle physicist in that I had started with Kerst as a graduate student developing a power supply, of various [...]