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Specialising in transcription of events, conferences, interviews and focus groups since 2003.
06 February 2012
What does your transcription services quote include?
I
was interested to read on a LinkedIn group that apparently not all companies
providing transcription services produce transcripts with full
punctuation and paragraphs as standard. This is fine if the client has
requested this style of transcription, if not the client will get a surprise
when they receive the completed transcript.
Imagine a transcript like
that, no punctuation, no paragraphs, just one long string of text. To make
a transcript of this style legible could be a long task; it may even defeat the
object of outsourcing transcription in the first place.
One
would think that punctuation and splitting text into paragraphs where
appropriate would be standard across the transcription services industry and
fundamental to producing quality transcripts. However, in the current economic
climate perhaps a minority of transcription providers are trying to cut
transcription time in order to offer cheaper services and thereby compromising
quality of service.
It
is therefore important to check with your transcription service provider
initially to find out exactly what is included in the quoted transcription
price.
As
a professional transcription services business KATTS provide as standard -
unless instructed otherwise by the client:
- full punctuation
- breaking text into paragraphs where appropriate
- researching names of people and places on the internet where
possible to gain the correct spellings
- identification of speakers in 1:1 interview transcription if
required
- a full proofread of the transcript against the original audio
- spell checking
- complete confidentiality
All of these things are included in the quoted transcription price at KATTS.
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