How To Record Meetings And Seminars For Transcription. Working With a Transcriptionist.

By Gail S. Kibby White

The author’s secretarial services help books are based upon her over 45 years of executive secretarial, transcription, and middle management experience in addition to 18+ years running her own home-based remote secretarial services business. The information contained in her books was compiled from the author’s own real-life experiences and describes in detail many valuable lessons she learned.

The purpose of this book is to assist anyone who plans to record an important meeting, seminar, presentation, interview, speech, or dictation that will later be transcribed. Each topic is filled with information and examples followed by suggestions.

Part 1 Points out the common pitfalls and mistakes many people make with suggestions regarding how to avoid them.

There is valuable information regarding the best type of recorder or camcorder to purchase for your specific recording purpose. You’ll learn about the different types of recorders, tapes, size, speeds, and how to use them properly for maximum benefit.

There is information about optional additional equipment you can purchase i.e. a microphone and telephone recorder attachments.

You will learn about digital recorders and how your recording is stored in digital files and memory (internal and memory cards) as well as information regarding uploading digital audio and/or video recordings to a computer for transcription or save them to a CD or DVD.

You’ll learn what to ask your transcriptionist and the information you should be ready to provide.

Throughout the book, you’ll find links (URLs) to internet sites containing additional specific and detailed information on various topics.

Following is the Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part 1 – How to Properly Record for Transcription
Common Mistakes - How to Avoid them
Recorders
Tapes
Memory Cards vs Internal Memory
Audio and video file formats
Additional suggestions

Part 2 – Working With a Transcriptionist
Questions to ask the transcriptionist
Information to provide the transcriptionist

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gail S. Kibby White
• Release date: Mar 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781370150816

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How to Record Meetings & Seminars for Transcription.

Working with a Transcriptionist.

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Gail S. Kibby White

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Copyright 2013 - Revised August, 2016 Gail S. Kibby White

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The author acknowledges that the names of any trademarked products mentioned in this book have been used without prior permission and have not been associated with or sponsored by the owners. The suggestions and examples contained in this document have been drawn from the author’s over 45 years of experience working with transcription and have not been taken from any other published material. Any similarity is purely coincidental.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1 – How to Properly Record For Transcription

Common Mistakes - How Avoid Them

The Microphone; proper use and placement

Identification of the person speaking

Background noise

The speaker

Recording notification

Sample questions to ask at the very beginning of a recording

Sample questions to ask at the very end of a recording

Additional suggested verification questions

Things to research prior to the recording

Recorders

Purchasing a recorder

Cassette tape recorders

Digital sound recorders

Camcorder video/audio recorders

Speed

AC vs Battery Power

Tapes

Audio cassette tapes

Camcorder mini-DV tapes

Memory cards vs internal memory

Memory cards

Internal memory

File Formats: audio and video file formats

Additional Suggestions

Part 2 - Working With a Transcriptionist

Questions to ask the transcriptionist

Information to provide the transcriptionist

Part 3 - Conclusion

In Conclusion

About the author

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Introduction

Are you planning to record the audio or video tape a meeting, seminar, workshop, training class, interview, or dictation for legal or other record-keeping or publication purposes?

Are you planning to hire a transcriptionist to transcribe the recording?

Then this is the book for you!

The examples and suggestions below each topic in this book are based upon the author’s 45 years of executive secretarial, transcription and middle management experience working in the business world in addition to 18 + years running her own remote secretarial services business out of her home.

Her computer expertise includes 25+ years of extensive ‘hands on’ computer experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Nuance PaperPort and OmniPage Pro, Corel WordPerfect and Quattro Pro, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Roxio Creator, all versions of Microsoft Windows and many other professional top-rated computer software programs.

All of the examples, points, and suggestions in this book are meant to assist and help ensure that you get a good, clear, accurate transcribed account of the recording or video as well as save you money on the cost of the transcription which, for longer and more difficult recordings, can be costly.

There are URL’s (internet addresses) of internet sites to help you get more of the in-depth information you need when purchasing equipment or to learn about federal and state laws regarding notification