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29th September 2009
My transcriptionist lived in New Orleans until August 28, 2005, the day before Hurricane Katrina hit. She and her boyfriend and their four cats evacuated with two cars full of valuables and art and 'irreplaceables'. They rode out the storm in Tennessee in... Read >
Author: wbdoyle02nd September 2009
Help your transcriptionist help you: The professional guide to getting top-quality transcriptions every time
By Carmel Muelhausen
Often in the course of our transcription projects we are presented with audio recordings that test even the best “e... Read >
Author: Carmel Muehausen19th July 2009
Transcription is a process of turn a voice in to text. Today, small businesses or large firms are concentrating to focus their core business activities rather then spend time and resources for quality and accurate transcription.
Audio transcription is... Read >
Author: transcription03rd June 2009
Are you searching for information related to medical transcription school or other information somehow related to advanced transcription, or audio transcription? If yes, this article will give you helpful insights related to medical transcription school a... Read >
Author: deepak kulkarni18th May 2009
Many youngsters today see Transcription as a stepping-stone into the career world. Some of them may be hoping to make full time careers out of this job, while others may be seeing it only as a stopgap arrangement while trying to shape their actual career... Read >
Author: Sunil Punjabi18th May 2009
Many youngsters today see Transcription as a stepping-stone into the career world. Some of them may be hoping to make full time careers out of this job, while others may be seeing it only as a stopgap arrangement while trying to shape their actual career... Read >
Author: Sunil Punjabi07th April 2009
Working from home has become a popular option for many. Nowadays, most of us especially females are looking for ways to work from home. There are a number of opportunities available for you to work from home. One option, which is fast becoming popular, is... Read >
Author: Sunil Punjabi13th March 2009
Learning to use the secret weapon of recording at your every opportunity means you will be teaching yourself the fundamentals of maximizing your opportunities to create more products. For those who say they have a hard time recording, try the method of ... Read >
Author: Patsy Bellah13th March 2009
Working from home has become a popular option for many. Nowadays, most of us especially females are looking for ways to work from home. There are a number of opportunities available for you to work from home. One option, which is fast becoming popular, is... Read >
Author: Sunil Punjabi10th March 2009
The industry of transcription is rapidly growing. In every field there is a need for transcribers. Transcription also is used to make audio of reading materials, such as books and magazines, for someone who would rather hear it than read it. Court proceed... Read >
Author: Grant Kretzer03rd March 2009
Now one of the largest segments in the healthcare industry, medical transcription is a highly specialized field that employs network professional transcribers. They basically automate or make available, relevant patient healthcare information to intereste... Read >
Author: Urmann02nd March 2009
While some medical and legal transcription rates may be based on the typed line, rates for general transcription are usually based on the audio minute or audio hour - the amount of recorded material in a particular audio file and those rates can vary depe... Read >
Author: Karen S Musselman02nd March 2009
There are a variety of recording systems available, suitable for dictation to conference recording. Audio typing for the digital audio and audio cassette recordings of dictation, meetings, interviews and focus groups for academic research, internal and ex... Read >
Author: wordprocess03rd February 2009
If you are not interested to confine yourself into ‘nine to five’ job, consider a job in the transcription field. Besides computers, transcription is one of the fastest growing areas of employment. It is a growing career, which can be managed as a hom... Read >
Author: Ajay Prasad22nd January 2009
Transcription is a valuable service for many industries. You can find transcription services for different fields. Whether you want someone to do audio transcription of interviews, data, legal information, medical records, seminar, conference or any other... Read >
Author: Ajay Prasad17th January 2009
The Medical Transcription work at home trend has gained significant momentum in the past decade or so. It is a production model that seems destined to completely replace the traditional employment arrangement for transcriptionists. Most transcription is n... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer08th September 2008
Okay, Let's get real about this profession, shall we? If you read the ads out there, you will see claims of $70,000.00+ on some web sites for what a transcriptionist earns.
Here are the latest statistics from the U.S. Dept. of Labor (http://www.bls.gov... Read >
Author: Pam Lyon15th August 2008
“Five years from today you’re going to be the same person making the same money except for the books you read and the people you meet.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Where do you want to be five years from now? How about ten years from now?... Read >
Author: Lukasavige15th August 2008
“Five years from today you’re going to be the same person making the same money except for the books you read and the people you meet.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Where do you want to be five years from now? How about ten years from now?... Read >
Author: Lukasavige14th July 2008
EMR has revolutionized the healthcare industry in recent times. Many experts felt that EMR & Voice Recognition would totally replace Medical Transcription - however; the industry soon realized that transcription has certain advantages over point & click c... Read >
Author: Karunakar Pokala27th March 2008
I heard an interesting story about the law of resonance that I want to share with you. The Law of Resonance is a very similar concept to the law of attraction, but has some distinct differences. The Law of Attraction, as is widely known, is the universal... Read >
Author: Kenrick E. Cleveland20th March 2008
Wages for medical transcriptionists vary considerably. Now, income rates do have a tendency to vary widely from a specific geographic region of the country to another, this doesn't apply to medical transcription work. Because nearly all medical transcript... Read >
Author: echo_promotions10th March 2008
Language, like persuasion, is an art. It's an art that can be mangled, yes. And as with any art, unless you're a prodigy, as Mozart was with music, as H.P. Lovecraft was with poetry, as Pablo Picasso was with painting, then most likely you will have to p... Read >
Author: Kenrick E. Cleveland06th March 2008
As a transcriptionist who specializes in Internet marketing terminology, I've often been asked to transcribe audio recordings of teleseminars. What's interesting is that there are still folks out there who don't record every single one of their teleclasse... Read >
Author: Diane Fusco14th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Rebekah Mack Bono
If you are interested in working from home and have a computer with an Internet connection, most likely there is a job opportunity for you on the Internet. If you are willing to do some research and online legwork, ... Read >
06th November 2007
Transcription service is the conversion of a spoken language source into written or printed form. A transcription service provider is one who converts the spoken word to type-written format. There are various companies which provide these services to thei... Read >
Author: Ajay Prasad28th September 2007
An employee of mine, my transcriptionist, was living in New Orleans until August 28, 2005. On that day, she and her boyfriend and their cats drove north to Tennessee to ride out the storm in a pet friendly hotel.They arrived in Portland, Oregon eight week... Read >
Author: Kenrick E. Cleveland21st September 2007
Language and persuasion can both be mangled. They can also be the epitome of art. And as with any artistic endeavor, unless you're a child prodigy like Mozart or Picasso, most likely you’ll have to practice to excel.In orienting ourselves toward our aff... Read >
Author: Kenrick E. Cleveland09th August 2007
Firstly it is useful to understand the differences between digital and analog audio. This applies to any recordings, not just to recordings of voice for transcription. Analog machines, such as tape cassette recorders, record sounds as wave forms, the way ... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Disciplinary hearings are becoming a minefield for companies to negotiate, with the risk of being sued for defamatory remarks or discrimination an ever present threat. This is why many companies are resorting to having all disciplinary meetings transcrib... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
If you’re planning to make a video recording for transcription, whether digital or analogue, the first thing you need to consider is the reason for recording video rather than audio. If you have other reasons for wanting video – for instance to recor... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
What is audio transcription and how is it different from copy typing? Why does transcription cost more than copy typing? Is transcription expensive? Do you need transcription?
Many people are confused as to why transcription (audio typing) apparently... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Vox pops (short for vox populi, Latin for voice of the people) are not interviews as such but short recordings asking a variety of different people one question, or just a few short questions requiring short answers. They may be carried out in order to g... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Things to consider before conducting the focus group
If you are conducting a focus group and need to produce a transcript of it later on for analysis then you need to consider the transcription aspect right from the start.
What could be more frustratin... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Well maybe as a professional transcriptionist I could be considered biased, but this article indicates a number of reasons why transcription will not be replaced by voice recognition software, at least for the foreseeable future.
What is voice recogni... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
There is, of course, no easy answer to this, but this article aims to inform you of the different features available for recorders, what they’re for and how they will (or won’t) be of use to you, as someone who is recording for transcription. There i... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
This is not an article about how the technical detail of how to record, because that depends very much on the type of phone you’re using etc. This is simply some suggestions as to how to get the most from your telephone interview.
ALWAYS make sure ... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Firstly it is useful to understand the differences between digital and analog audio. This applies to any recordings, not just to recordings of voice for transcription. Analog machines, such as tape cassette recorders, record sounds as wave forms, the way... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
There are many transcription services available but sometimes an affordable transcription service can seem hard to find. Transcription is not cheap, because it is a lot more involved than copy typing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a good deal ... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
People often assume that transcription needs to be ‘verbatim’ and some definitions of transcription even include the word as part of the definition. However, a verbatim transcription actually includes every repeated word, every ‘um’ and ‘erm’... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
If you’ve conducted some research including one-to-one interviews, and then realised how much work is involved in transcribing them, you’ll probably be looking for an affordable transcription service. There are many transcription services available b... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
There are a variety of recording systems available, suitable for dictation to conference recording. If you already have a digital recording mechanism, there is a good chance that it will record a variety of different file types for different purposes. Th... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
In-house transcription of a conference can be a massive drain on resources, as it takes a considerable length of time, especially for those who are not transcription experts. But how do you find an outsourced service that’s right for you? This article ... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
This article aims to provide advice to conference organisers in obtaining transcription that is accurate, timely and complete. It suggests ways in which the conference organiser can help the transcriptionist to ensure that the transcription is good quali... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services09th August 2007
Whether you are recording dictation, interviews, conferences, focus groups or meetings, it is important to know how to get the best quality recording, how to find a competent transcriptionist, and what sort of costs you are looking at.
The type of tran... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services16th June 2007
"It really doesn't matter where the transcription is provided, the technology is the same. It's the idea of getting the work completed that matters to the bottom line." This a popular quote by Chris Hopkins,owner of Landmark transcription company, that de... Read >
Author: Julli Agarwal10th June 2007
Perhaps one of the most challenging facets in the area of home based transcription is pricing. When you are starting there really is no standard table or chart. The nature of a home based business pits you against cheap outsourced labor in India, entrep... Read >
Author: InfoAces09th June 2007
The allure of transcription is simple. I can type fast! I have a computer! I have a great internet connection! Transcription is so easy! I'm here to tell you, "Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again."
Sheer typing speed does not a transcriptionist make. Le... Read >
Author: InfoAces02nd May 2007
Finding Affordable Transcription
You may have been conducting research interviews, focus groups, market research, but whatever your reason for recording conversations you’ll be looking for an affordable transcription service. There are many transcrip... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services05th March 2007
Whoever said businesses were difficult to start, certainly had not discovered the service business. A service business, just as the name implies, is a business where YOU provide an in-demand service to others.
It can be anything from doing transcript... Read >
Author: Mila Sidman19th August 2006
There are many reasons you may need a computer headset. A headset for your computer just might be beneficial to you wether you use it in your place of employment or home. The list of reasons why can go on and on. Below you will find a compiled list of rea... Read >
Author: Waldo Dingman17th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Cynthia Bull
Presently, there is a substantial need for good transcriptionists who are knowledgeable, accurate, hardworking, smart, dedicated and dependable, and this need exists daily. A professional MT, even one just beginning, is expe... Read >
Author: Cynthia Bull31st January 2006
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve disorder of the wrist and hand. It can cause pain, numbness and tingling. It's caused by doing repetitive hand motions, such as typing.
Medical transcriptionists are especially at risk of developing carpal tunnel sy... Read >
Author: Mila Sidman
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