Saturday, November 27, 2010

How Effective Is Speech Transcription In Your Business

In this day and age of competition in every field of science and technology, speech transcription has been gaining its supremacy. It is mandatory that there should be a digital copy of all the meetings, conferences and speeches ever transpired in a company. These digital recordings can be saved for future reference. The transcript form of the speech can be sent across to people who were unfortunate enough to attend the speech. A lot of important topics are covered during a speech and it is not everyday a company gets somebody special to deliver a speech. So they do the best they can, by saving copies of the speech which will be reviewed later by the authoritative department heads and other staff.

Sometimes the speech when once heard, may not clear all the doubts of the participant. He may have missed a word or two due to some reason or the other. There is no need to worry if you have missed something of crucial importance. You can always go through the digital format and have your doubts cleared without any hassles.

Speech transcription is often done when the speech is recorded on site and they are converted by a professional transcriptionist into a word document. Once digitally converted, the speech could then be saved to an online server or sent across as e-mail attachments to other partners, who may have been absent during the speech. You can also take a printed version of the speech transcription and file it away. The condensed version of the recording taken after speech transcription, could be sent to your clients too, if they demand it.

Speech transcription is often done in three ways: Some people need a verbatim transcription of what was said during the speech. They do not want a condensed format. They want to review all the pauses, exclamations, and other auditory mannerisms of the speaker. Some companies require a transcript form where only the crux of the matter is involved. They don’t care for any other ejaculations conducted by the speaker. Yet, there are some companies that require only the edited and condensed version of the topic covered by the speaker. It will be a good idea to hire a professional to do the speech transcription work. It will save a lot of time, and you can keep digital version forever. You can always ask your staff to do the transcription, but it eats away the time your employee has and he will have lesser time for other jobs of the company. A professional does a thorough job and will be quick to finish, since they do it all the time.

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