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Basic Mix of Equipment and Skills for Fast and Accurate Transcription

Same as the other professional jobs, transcribing is also one of the critical works, as it requires high quality of skills and modern equipment to reach the expected excellent results.  It includes various types of equipment and skills in order to come up with fast and accurate transcription.  As we are already living in a high-technology world, recordings are in the form of different digital formats, which makes it much easier to send files, process them in a variety of transcription software. In the technical aspect, one of the important tools in transcribing is reliable computer software. There is much useful transcription software available over the internet that can be compatible with one’s computer system. Some cost few pennies but there are some, which are free of charge but are limited in functions and features. Either way, what would matter would be the convenience at the time of processing the recordings because normally, it can take from two to six times the duration of the ...

The Ability to Listen Well and Have Excellent Grammar

It has been my pleasure of featuring professionals who work home based as the audio transcriptionist. I am surprised receiving this email from our interview page here on our blog. But yes, time after time, I receive replies and answers from my interview questionnaire. I am a bit occupied now with my office work as the medical transcriptionist, that is why the posts here are not that frequent. Below is the complete transcript. Welcome, Ta’aaj to the interview. Thank you for taking the interest of this opportunity. Ta’aaj: Thank you for having me and you’re welcome. Archie: To start, can you please tell me your current designation or level as a transcriptionist? (e.g. senior MT)? What is your location? Where are you presently connected? Ta’aaj: I am intermediate, I live in Lorman, Mississippi, USA and I currently transcribe for unbabel.com on my laptop. Archie: How long have you been working as a transcriptionist? How did you start in this profession? What are the factors that prompted y...