Transcriptionist for Hire
If you expect accurate transcription services ensure you send your transcriptionist a good quality recording. Use the tips contained within this post to help you record perfect audio to pass over to your transcription provider.
You can find the facilities to record in most tape players, mini-disks and computers making it relatively easy to prepare for the transcriptions. The event you are recording and the equipment you are using will determine the quality of the audio
Can you make out the discussion in your recording
If several people are speaking which needed recorded you will need to take into consideration the recording device or devices.Dictaphones are the cheapest type of recording device but also the most restrictive and is only suitable for basic dictations. Strange as it is you can talk quicker than you can type and the time taking to complete your transcription can vary depending on how many people are actively contributing to the discussion.
Types of transcription services
Businesses and general people who require transcription services will need different types of services with different levels of confidentiality and as such you will find Medical, verbatim, legal and Pace.
Medical and legal is self explanatory and consists of a unique set of transcription services specific to recordings supplied from doctors and lawyers. Although you may notice a few service names which may not be clear like. verbatim and PACE.
Verbatim sounds like anything but a type of transcription service. Verbatim transcriptions are highly detailed and contain an exact time stamp and include ever em, er, cough, burp etc! Verbatim transcriptions unlike its name is the most specific of all the transcription services which includes each em, er, cough etc
PACE is an acronym for Police and criminal evidence interviews (you hear them talk about it on CSI) and transcription services that is mainly used by Solicitors, Police Force, Enforcement organisations, Emergency Services, Security, Human Resource, Government bodies, Coast Guard, etc. PACE uses a verbatim format.
