Academic Transcription

As the name suggests, academic transcription relates to academia.  It can be related to, or include audio transcription of any of the following:

• Graduate/Postgraduate Thesis
• Research Interviews
• Dissertations
• Focus Group Discussions
• Lectures and Seminars (Schools, Colleges, Universities)
• Keynote Speaking Presentations
• Technical Presentations from IT Companies like IBM, Microsoft etc.

Academic transcription may also be called thesis or dissertation transcription.  According to Wikipedia, “A thesis or dissertation is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author’s research and findings.”

For our team at Scriptosphere, compared to other forms of audio transcription, I’d say academic transcription is probably the most interesting for a couple of reasons:

• Every research or thesis is on an entirely new subject
• There’s always something new to learn
• Most of the topics revolve around solving real issues
• Majority of the […]
  

What is Podcast Transcription?

Before we get into podcast transcription, let’s first address what podcasts are.  They sound like a spaceship, but they’re not.  Wikipedia says a podcast is a form of digital media that consists of an episodic series of audio, video, digital radio, PDF, or ePub files, subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The word is a portmanteau of “(i)Pod” and “broadcast.” The Merriam Webster Tenth International Collegiate defines “podcast” as: a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet.

In simple language, it basically means a radio show you can download.

Podcasts are different from your regular radio or TV talk shows, because you can download them […]

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Business Transcription Services and earnings transcripts.  If you were searching for either a service that can transcribe business seminars for you.  Or if you’re a transcriber looking for tips and tricks for how to improve your skills in this arena, you’ve come to the right place.  Obviously we are biased towards our own business transcription services.  But we’ll try our best to explain in detail (without overselling ourselves) the benefits of business transcription services for your purposes.  Business transcription services boils down to the following:

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In 2018, it is less efficient to jot down key minutes of meetings on a notepad.  Especially for business meetings with multiple speakers.  If a meeting goes longer than an hour, it makes sense to record it and have it transcribed by top-notch business transcription services.  It is impossible […]

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Legal Dictation Transcription, as the name suggests, deals with legal….stuff.  Don’t worry, there is no illegal transcription.  No transcription dealers around the corner or in dark alley ways.  Okay, onto the point now.  Internet has now made it possible for you to browse through several different, almost hundreds of legal dictation transcription services online to suit your needs.  Compared to the old days, it is quite astonishing really what you can achieve with a wafer thin laptop, tablet or smartphone these days. 

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It can be often tricky to find dependable Audio Transcription Services online.  There are so many of them out there.  How do you know which one to pick?  For a newcomer, it may even sound like rocket science.  But it’s not.  Well, maybe it is a science in how to get as close to 99% as possible.  On the surface it literally means turning audio to text, which sounds easy, but is it?  It’s the same old adage of time vs money.  If you are new to audio transcription services, setting up alone can take a lot of time.  Even the best voice recognition software with the latest and greatest sophisticated AI starts going nuts the moment you introduce difficult accents, fast speech or background noise.  You still need human intelligence to process audio transcription services. Get […]