Transcription produces a printed or printable digital copy of recorded speech. Transcripts are often strictly verbatim or modified to exclude false starts and other extraneous speech, but fully edited versions are also possible with permission from the speakers or copyright holders.
Some of my clients tell us that when they read my transcripts they feel as if they were in the same place with the speakers. This is because we create a record of not only what was said but the way it was said. This gives the reader an accurate record that eliminates the chances of misinterpreting (or falsely re-interpreting) what was said and how it was said.
There are distinct advantages to this approach in many different circumstances. For example, a transcript for people who were unable to attend an important business convention, professional conference, or academic symposium can make it seem as if they had been there after all. They then have not only a record of the proceedings but also the same sense their peers who were there had of connecting with the speaker and of knowing what was clearly emphasized and what was peripheral. Similarly, this same care in the transcription of an interview with the subject of a biography or memoir gives readers an immediate sense of who that person is. It can convey the passion a professor has for the subject of her lecture, the perspective of a caller responding to a media broadcast, the expertise of participants in a round-table discussion, or the comedic timing of a toastmaster’s lighthearted tribute to an honored person.
Some of my clients tell us that when they read my transcripts they feel as if they were in the same place with the speakers. This is because we create a record of not only what was said but the way it was said. This gives the reader an accurate record that eliminates the chances of misinterpreting (or falsely re-interpreting) what was said and how it was said.
There are distinct advantages to this approach in many different circumstances. For example, a transcript for people who were unable to attend an important business convention, professional conference, or academic symposium can make it seem as if they had been there after all. They then have not only a record of the proceedings but also the same sense their peers who were there had of connecting with the speaker and of knowing what was clearly emphasized and what was peripheral. Similarly, this same care in the transcription of an interview with the subject of a biography or memoir gives readers an immediate sense of who that person is. It can convey the passion a professor has for the subject of her lecture, the perspective of a caller responding to a media broadcast, the expertise of participants in a round-table discussion, or the comedic timing of a toastmaster’s lighthearted tribute to an honored person.