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