Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Recording categories for clients

I added the following content to my services page:

WHEN REQUESTING A QUOTE FOR TRANSCRIPTION PLEASE INDICATE TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YOUR AUDIO FALLS INTO (if you are unable to we will make this assessment for you)
Category A:
Clear speech
No background noise – recorded digitally in a quiet surroundings
A cleaned up verbatim transcript is provided unless specifically stated that strictly verbatim is required.
Category B:
Group discussions, Telephone recordings, Multiple speakers
Background noise, Technical subject matter, Outdoor recording, Low quality digital files
Speakers using English as a second language
Poor recording quality due to inferior equipment.
Analog recordings made on cassette



A cleaned up verbatim transcript is provided with notations where audio is unclear, unless you request otherwise.
Category C:
Multiple speakers with voice overlaps, background noise that interferes with the speech
Heavy accent, poorly spoken English, defective recordings
A cleaned up verbatim transcript is provided with notations where audio is unclear, accent is unidentifiable, speech is drowned out by loud noise, etc, unless you request otherwise.
Time stamps and different formatting can be provided on request.
With your requests for quote, please also provide deadlines required, as well as any
further documentation or information, should you have these available.
Send email enquiries (click here) or call 083 442 4689 or skype gaynorp
 stating it’s about a request for quote.

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