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Hub You - Finding Affordable Transcription for Interviews, Focus Groups, Conferences and More
Many a business management class has debated the relative consumer and investor protection of regulatory bodies in the United States and how these affect proprietary information and competition. Does the current disclosure documents and the Franchisor UFOC serve the common good?The current UFOC in my opinion is so large and cumbersome to handle all possible scenarios that it no longer helps franchisees in my opinion. Instead it boxes the business model into a confinement, which does not allow fluidity of motion needed to survive in the fast paced business world. Franchisees and Franchisors would be better served with a 3-page disclosure form, now the UFOC only serves lawyers.http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/franrulestaffrpt/OL-100001.pdfIndeed, if a failed franchisee has a dispute generally their business has failed and since they are broke, they cannot even hire a lawyer to defend themselves after the fact even if there was an error or misrepresentation in the UFOC or discl
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you sho
There are a few sales professionals that really “get” the power behind this priceless insight. Others completely miss the significance or undervalue the power behind it.Hopefully, you are the one who “gets” it and your competitors are the ones to remain ignorant of this gem of thought.Those who know this shocking truth close lucrative contracts by regularly conducting meetings with THE decision makers. Those who don’t know this regularly conduct meetings with low-level decision-makers.What’s the difference between the two? Mindset. There are those who believe they can and those who believe they can. Both are right.That thought, as valuable as gold, can be unearthed in the telling of this story.During coaching call sessions, I make the “mindset” point by sharing this slice of life vignette with clients ...A while back my favorite FAX machine of all time broke. I wanted another one just like it and went through quite a bit of effort to contact the manufacturer to order another.After 45 minutes of stumbling around, asking questions, and f
You may have planned to do the transcription yourself, but if you are not a fast touch-typist and do not have specialist transcription equipment then you have probably now realised that it’s going to take you a very long time. I have had clients come to me saying it was taking them 20 hours to produce a transcript of a 1-hour recording. That’s why they ended up using a transcription service!
The most important thing to remember is that it’s just not possible to type as fast as you speak. Even an experienced transcriptionist will be able to average four times as long for a good, clear one-to-one interview – so an hour of recording will take an average of four hours to transcribe. A focus group may take six hours or more per hour of recording. (Industry standards obtained from the Industry Production Standards Guide (I998), published by OBC, Columbus, OH, USA) Transcriptionists also have to make sense of what’s being said, punctuate the speech correctly and use the right homophones (words like there/their/they’re that sound the same but are spelt differently.)
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you shou
The best leaders keep the world in perspective. They see the bright side of things. They can find humor in most circumstances. They can laugh at the absurdity life often offers. Humor eases tension and takes the bite out of tough situations.A sense of humor draws followers to the leader. It helps followers feel safe and energizes and activates their minds. Humor also plays a larger role as an essential element of effective living. Health professionals agree that those with a sense of humor have a greater sense of being and belonging. That feeling gets communicated and creates the rapport that attracts others to the leader. Some people say that humor must be limited within the serious business of work. Yet people laugh most often about the things that are most serious to them. Think of all the jokes you have heard about money, taxes, and even death.Stay within your style and focus on topics that delight you. This means overcoming the limiting belief that “I’m not funny.” Everyone gets a tickle out of something. For example, bring to mind the somber image of Alan Greenspa
You may have planned to do the transcription yourself, but if you are not a fast touch-typist and do not have specialist transcription equipment then you have probably now realised that it’s going to take you a very long time. I have had clients come to me saying it was taking them 20 hours to produce a transcript of a 1-hour recording. That’s why they ended up using a transcription service!
The most important thing to remember is that it’s just not possible to type as fast as you speak. Even an experienced transcriptionist will be able to average four times as long for a good, clear one-to-one interview – so an hour of recording will take an average of four hours to transcribe. A focus group may take six hours or more per hour of recording. (Industry standards obtained from the Industry Production Standards Guide (I998), published by OBC, Columbus, OH, USA) Transcriptionists also have to make sense of what’s being said, punctuate the speech correctly and use the right homophones (words like there/their/they’re that sound the same but are spelt differently.)
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you sho
Two situations, two perfectly acceptable experiences, but in one case, an excitement about great service and in the other case, just OK.The LaptopI have a laptop which is under warranty - 5 working day turnaround they said when I rang them about a power problem. Efficient and effective they were too.So someone came to collect it the next day and, as they said, I got a call 5 working days later to say it would be delivered back, by courier, the next day. And by 10.32 am, it was. I enquired on the second call what had been found to be wrong, but the person on the other end didn't know, "There will be an engineers report in the box". And there was.The RestaurantMy wife went out for a meal with 14 others from her place of work. A nice little restaurant, privately owned. The meal was all home made, with one or two little touches that were a bit special. Being a works 'do' they were a little boisterous and the staff in the restaurant took good part and joined in the fun as well. They were made to feel very welcome indeed, from the minute t
The most important thing to remember is that it’s just not possible to type as fast as you speak. Even an experienced transcriptionist will be able to average four times as long for a good, clear one-to-one interview – so an hour of recording will take an average of four hours to transcribe. A focus group may take six hours or more per hour of recording. (Industry standards obtained from the Industry Production Standards Guide (I998), published by OBC, Columbus, OH, USA) Transcriptionists also have to make sense of what’s being said, punctuate the speech correctly and use the right homophones (words like there/their/they’re that sound the same but are spelt differently.)
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you sho
There is much to say about posting resumes on the big job sites online. There are many positives and also negatives to doing this as well. Posting your resume is a way to get you exposure to recruiters and employers. There really isn't any specific criteria for posting your resume... Only get it out for everyone to see! The more you post, the more exposed your resume.The big job sites are a good source to post as well as the small ones because no matter the difference you are getting your resume exposed to the general public and increase your chances of getting the ideal career or job you seek faster. More is better... Post everywhere to be seen by recruiters and employers.The small job sites being small shouldn't hinder you from posting your resume there, many of these small obscure sites promote on a consistent basis thus your resume may be seen by recruiters more often than previously thought. You never really know who may eyeball your info so it's often very intelligent to just post your resume on as many jobsites as frequently and as much as possible. You just may
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you sho
The young production manager speaks enthusiastically to the top management team. He has just returned to the plant after attending an inspiring seminar and now he is convinced that they need to do something."We should implement Lean Production and TPM in our plant", he says. "This will make our production more reliable and increase our delivery accuracy".The MD is paying attention but is not yet convinced. He wants to put the ideas to a test."Looks interesting", he says, "Please come back with a good calculation of the Return on Investment so that we can see if it fits into next year's budget."This is where the story might end. How could you possible estimate costs and benefits from such advanced management techniques as TPM and Lean Production? These concepts are known to be difficult to plan in advance, and they require a mind-shift for everybody in the facility.Well, it may be difficult but you have to do the calculation anyway. Arguments as "we have to do this" or "everybody else is doing it" are just not convincing enough.A change projec
So how can you make sure that your transcript is clear, in order to get an affordable transcription price? Basically, the easier you make the transcription for the transcriptionist, the more likely they are to be able to give you an affordable transcription quote.
First of all, use the best recording equipment you can afford, and make sure it’s fit for purpose. This means that for interviews you should record with an external microphone rather than one built into the recorder, which is only designed to pick up one voice dictating. For focus groups you should have several microphones so that all participants are close to a mike.
If you’re conducting interviews then, if at all possible, conduct them in a quiet room, as background noise will dramatically increase the time taken to transcribe the recording, as the transcriptionist may have to listen to sections several times in order to capture the interview speech. It is helpful to spell out your interviewee’s name at the beginning of the tape, before starting the interview, and speak out any information you would like on the transcript header e.g. the date, the job title of your interviewee etc. You may also want to conduct a ‘debrief’ session at the end of the recording, when you are alone, in order to quickly record your impressions of the interview. For research interviews this is often part of the methodology.
Focus group transcription will cost more than a one-to-one interview transcript, but you can still get an affordable transcription service if you work to make your recording as clear as possible. Again make sure the recording is conducted in a private quiet room. Air conditioning can affect a recording, but so can opening a window, so if it’s a hot day it’s worth making a couple of test recordings before you start to see if there are problems! It’s really important to firmly chair a focus group too. Remind all the participants that all their views are valid, there are no rights and wrongs and, while you’re interested to see if they agree or disagree with each other, they shou
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