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By Susan Ross


Whether working in a traditional capacity or online, transcriptionists are often in high demand. While this is the case, there are now a number of different disciplines in which online transcription services can be beneficial. Whether a doctor, lawyer, professor or other professional, most need assistance with transcription at some point in a career.

For, transcriptionists are very good at converting either live or recorded speech into a text document. Most often provided for business, legal, or medical purposes, there are also individuals such as poets and writers who hire transcriptionists. While in the past Dictaphones were used to assist clerical workers putting information onto paper, now audio files are most often the tools use to communicate in this manner.

Currently, most transcriptionists and services type information from an audio file into a word processing document. After which, it can often be easier to make revisions as requested. In the past, when revisions were necessary individuals often had to retype an entire document. Currently, most administrative assistants and secretaries use Google Drive so as to connect writer with one another.

When it comes to using a service, most prefer that the information to be processed be submitted on a cassette, VHS or CD. Whereas, the most preferable is often a sound file transmitted to the service as at attachment to an email. While this is the case, different companies have different guidelines. As such, it is best to check with the company before preparing a recorded or electronic file to be transcribed.

Rates for transcription services often differ among individuals and companies. In most cases, hiring an individual will be less expensive than going through a service. At the same time, services can often offer a faster turn-around time. As such, it is up to individual needs as to which might be a better choice at any given time.

As rates can vary, it is important to know whether an individual or service is charging per minute, per word, per line or per hour. Also, while private services often assist governmental agencies, law firms, courts, meeting planners, nonprofits and trade associates, the rate is often higher for these services.

In the early days of transcription, secretaries often had to take diction and write down what the individual needed typed. During those days, shorthand was quite popular so that the individual could take notes as quickly as possible. Then, in the 1970s, the job became much easier with the introduction of portable recorders and tape cassettes.

While mailing cassettes became a regular part of the transcription business during this time, audio files now make the job even easier. In addition, there are a number of services whom now provide work to contract and freelance workers on a regular basis. As a result, computers and email have taken jobs which used to take hours and a great deal of footwork into a future where one can simply listen type, then share a file over a number of electronic devices.




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