Comments on KATTS Professional Transcription Services: Top tips for identifying voices in Focus Group Tra...

Thanks Bridie. I think a lot of transcription expe...

2011-12-02T07:26:54.046Z

Thanks Bridie. I think a lot of transcription experts flinch slightly on being told the voices in a focus group need to be identified. It can certainly add a lot of time to a focus group transcription sorting out who is who.

Usually I find myself flicking back and to in the recording to listen to voices again. That’s why I found opening the sound file in Windows Media Player as well as my transcription software such a great tip from Pat.

I’ve been very lucky on a couple of occasions where the focus group facilitators have quietly said the person’s name each time they spoke, this was an enormous help and it would be great if all focus group facilitators did this.

These are great tips Sarah. I always write little ...

2011-12-02T05:03:32.597Z

These are great tips Sarah. I always write little notes to myself with the person's name and characteristics of their voice which makes it so much easier. I have to say, I'm always relieved when the client says they don't need names against specific voices!

Catherine Poole says I would love to hear people&#...

2011-11-29T15:50:10.628Z

Catherine Poole says I would love to hear people's tips! I've done quite a few focus groups lately, some with voices that all sounded the same, thus impossible to differentiate, but I find if I focus on the differences in people's accents and intonation, depending on the sound quality on the recording, that always helps.