Audio Transcription at a Glance

Audio transcription has been the most famous in most transcriptions that it has become a solid business industry termed as transcription service.

Transcription services can be of many forms and to name a few are video transcriptions, general transcription, business meeting transcription, and medical transcriptions.

In providing transcripts on each of these avenues, it is important for the transcribers to have the right set of skills and tools to perform an accurate and fast transcription.

A Good Ear
Good listening skills is crucial in order to be able to transcribe the correct words spoken in a variety of accents at a time. We must keep in mind that most transcription service related jobs comes from different types of clients and nature of business. It can be as easy as a kindergarten dictation exercise, or as hard as morse code where people speak so fast that you have no idea what they would be talking about. Catching that slightest sound can mean all the difference.

Research Skills
There are some words that you really would not be able to distinguish what it meant. In those cases, you simply cannot just give up on it - the best thing you can do is to make your smartest guess.

Step 1: What is the recording all about?
Step 2: Based on the topic and industry of the recording, you can collect buzz words from the parts that you understand
Step 3: Do a smart Google search with the words closest to the non-understandable term

Fast Hands
Overall everyone can type accurately, but typing really fast with good accuracy, that is a skill. A good transcription specialist should have fast hands or shall I say fingers in this instance. A good hand to ear coordination is the best way to describe this trait. What you hear, you literally type. No one is perfect an excellent transcription service provider always strive to be.

Having the Right Equipment
Being an effective audio transcriber, one must always be ahead of others in their level of service. Having the right equipment for transcribing is one of the best ways to improve and increase the quality of your current transcription performance. A good headset, a nice pedal, and an appropriate transcribing software would do the trick.

Audio Transcription is an art in itself that requires due diligence and respect. It serves as paper trail for companies and professionals which has already been a standard in the industry.