Post on 22-Jan-2018
TRANSCRIPTIONTIME GUIDELINES
Is Audio transcriptionas easy as you think?
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INTRODUCTION
Transcription is an art and skill that isdeveloped by continually using touch
typing skills. There is the misconceptionthat a transcriptionist can type for
example a 15-minute audio in15 minutes! This is not actually the case
even for a Professional Touch Typist withmany years typing and
transcribing experience.
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TYPES OFTRANSCRIPTION
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPTIONLISTENING TO AUDIO AND
TYPING THE SPOKEN WORDINTO TEXT
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTIONADD A TRANSCRIPT TO
MAKE YOUR VIDEO VISIBLEFOR SEO SEARCH CRAWLERS
TEXT-TO-TEXTHANDWRITTEN NOTES,
SCANNED DOCUMENTS,PHOTOCOPIED PAGES
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DID YOU KNOW?
The average native English
speaker in full conversation
speaks at approximately 150
words per minute. Fast talkers
speak at approximately 180
words a minute.
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It is considered that the average
typing speed is 40 words per minute
(wpm). The average professional
typist types at a rate of between 60 -
80 words per minute.
THEREFORE EVERY15 MINUTES...
Words NaturallySpoken
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Words Typed by aProfessional
Transcriptionist at atyping speed of 80 wpm.
2250
1250
THAT MEANS...
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Natural Speech is
Faster than what a professional
transcriptionist can type at 80 wpm.
15 MINUTES OFAUDIO WOULD
TAKE APROFESSIONAL
TRANSCRIPTIONIST
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80 wpm.50 wpm.
45 Minutes 30 Minutes