10
Ways to Save Money on Transcription Services
by
Leva Duell
Apply
the following guidelines to speed up transcription, avoid
time delays and mistakes, and reduce transcribing fees.
- Use a good quality microphone.
Position the microphone near all speakers to pick up all
voices clearly.
- Check the batteries in your
dictation equipment.
- Use tapes designed for voice
dictation. They filter out background noise. Demagnetize
and clean the tape after every 10-30 hours of use.
- Erase the tape before dictation
and indicate the end of transcription to avoid transcribing
old materials.
- Rewind the tape to the beginning
of the dictation.
- Dictate in a quiet environment.
Turn off the TV and radio. Distance the microphone from
air conditioners and fans. Avoid noise, background music,
and acoustics in restaurants, outdoors, and airplanes.
- Speak clearly. Instruct people
not to talk simultaneously. Identify all speakers.
- Don't eat, drink, or chew
gun when dictating. (you'll be surprised how many people
do this).
- Discuss the purpose of the
transcription and any special style preferences. Do you
want a verbatim transcript such as court transcriptions?
Do you want to include sounds like uh, um, hmmm? Do you
want to indicate laughter and indication of long pauses?
- Provide supporting documents
or a list of unusual words and words with questionable spelling
( technical terms, names, streets, cities, i.e., Kathryn
/Katherine /Catherine/Caterine, Ann/Anne, Bryan/Brian, Cardiff,
Caminito. The transcriptionistmay not be familiar with some
words. Avoid time delays and costly revisions by spelling
unusual words.
A clear dictation and high quality
recording will increase the transcription speed and accuracy,
and keep the transcription fees low.
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