What is
Podcast transcription? The word transcription means to convert spoken
audio, video into words onto a piece of paper, of, if transcription is done digitally
then the converted text is put in a word doc. Podcast transcription is the
process of converting spoken audio in a podcast to text.
A podcast is a streaming audio on the internet and is usually
posted online at regular intervals of time. Podcast is a piece of audio that
subscribers have to listen to. The listening process is a better experience.
However there is a disadvantage that listener would need to listen to full
episode even if they are short of time. There is a way to speed up the
listening experience. It call Podcast Transcription.
One can go through the podcast quickly by the method of
podcast transcription. A podcast transcription service will transcribe a
podcast into text. Now this text can be placed on the page where you intend to
upload the episode. So your subscribers to the website or your blog can just
read the transcribed text much faster. Those who intend to listen to the
podcast can listen via the streaming audio.
Typing an
audio to text seems easy. But is it?: Accuracy of
the podcast transcript is a vital element of the transcription process. One can
think of transcription as typing the speech into text. This is correct. And it
sounds rudimentary. However the process
is a difficult one. For example, sometime back we were talking to one of
our clients Emily Woods who is a college student in a Canadian University. She
had recorded a focus group discuss which was to be transcribed. The length of
the focus group discussion was 45 minutes. It was to be transcribed and
submitted the next day to the lecturer. So she sat down and started to type the
audio.
She estimated that she would be able to transcribe the 45
minute focus group discussion in 45 minutes. Maximum 60 minutes. However to her
surprise 45 minutes had gone by and she on the 7 minute mark. At this speed of
typing it would take her 5 hours more to complete the given job. And breaks
were extra.
Worried by this, she started searching for a transcription
company online and she found our website. We then collaborated on Cisco's WebEx
platform. She then sent us the focus group discussion for transcription which
we were able to transcribe within 5 hours. Typing services at first sounds
easy. But it is like a mirage. It takes constant efforts and hours of input
just to transcribe 1 hour of spoken speech.
Accuracy,
Most Critical Aspect Of Podcast Conversion To Text: Accuracy
in technical jargon is defined as as ratio of A) Number of incorrect words
typed and B) Total number of words in an error-free transcript. An accuracy of
98.50 percent plus is acceptable. Though companies can easily offer accuracies
of 99.25 percent and more.
Tips To
Achieve 99.50+ Percent Accuracy In A Podcast Transcript:
Tip#1: Hire
a transcriptionist who is conversant with the accent. For
example a transcriptionist for Britain will be suitable for transcribing speech
which have a Scottish accent. An Canadian or an American transcriptionist will
find it difficult to execute the same job. So before outsourcing services to a
country such as India or Philippines could should be done with caution.
Tip# 2: For best
accuracy do a verbatim transcription.
Tip# 3: Slow the
audio to 95 percent of original before working on the file.
Tip# 4: Technical
words, commonly used jargons can be made aware of by prior research.
Uploading an transcript with several errors can lead to a bad
impression. So always intend on uploading correct, accurately typed podcast transcripts on to your website.
Author Of
The Article: The article was posted by AllTranscript.com.
AllTranscript.com has been providing accurate Podcast transcription services for several years now. Podcast
transcription is done by a team of skilled transcriptionists who deliver
accurately typed work 99.50 percent accuracy. Transcription Rates have been kept economical
and affordable so that everyone is able to use our services.
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