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A Quick Guide to Court Transcription
A Quick Guide to Court Transcription Apple Transcription has a dedicated team of professional court transcribers. We can provide solutions to suit a wide variety of record keeping requirements. It’s vital that all court transcripts are recorded accurately and [...]
What is Transcription?
What is Transcription? Transcription is the art of faithfully converting live conversations, audio recordings and videos into written form. Transcription services provide a full and accurate written record that can be easily referred to as and when needed. Who needs [...]
What goes into transcribing a recording?
What goes into transcribing a recording? We know that the documents that we produce are often required urgently for use in court proceedings, business meetings and to meet research deadlines. We wish that we could wave a magic wand and [...]
Verbatim vs non-verbatim transcription
Verbatim vs non-verbatim transcription What is verbatim transcription? ‘Verbatim’ simply means “word for word”. In the transcription industry we use different types or levels of verbatim transcription to balance the need for absolute word-for-word accuracy against the need for a [...]
Getting the most from your transcription service: How to record quality sound for quality transcripts
How to record quality sound for quality transcripts There is nothing more frustrating than receiving a transcript that is full of gaps because of an unclear audio file, but choosing a reputable transcription firm can go a long way in [...]
Human transcription vs speech recognition: which is the best route for your business?
Having provided transcription services to small businesses for more than 12 years, we’ve occasionally been asked the question ‘Which is best, human transcription or speech recognition?’ Here we’ll explore the subject a little deeper in light of claims made by some organisations offering speech recognition software.
What makes a good transcriber?
What makes a good transcriber? This is a question we are frequently asked by would-be transcribers, keen to reap the many benefits of working from home. We receive hundreds of applications from both experienced and aspiring transcribers in the course [...]
Christmas Opening Times
Christmas Opening Times Apple Transcription will continue to provide a full transcription service over the festive period. Our office opening hours are: Friday 22 December: 9.00 to 17.30 hrs Monday [...]
Outsourcing your Transcription – banish those staffing headaches
Outsourcing your Transcription What would you do if your audio-typists were all hit by the winter flu bug… or if they all decided to down tools and jet off to the summer sun simultaneously? Why not let Apple Transcription resolve [...]
Accuracy Matters when talking Transcription
Accuracy Matters when talking Transcription Transcription has been around for decades, from the very early days of Dictaphones, analogue tapes and manual typewriters to the present day where sophisticated digital recording equipment, word processing packages and transcription software are the [...]