11 Do's and Don'ts of Audio Transcription [Infographic]

If you want to get good quality transcripts of your audio, you need to follow a few guidelines to help the transcriber deliver the best results. The overall quality of the transcript will depend on the way the audio file was recorded.

Generate a good-quality audio transcript every time you record a conference, meeting, or interview. Follow these 11 do's & don’ts of audio transcription:

Do’s:

• Do speak in a clear voice and keep the volume high enough to hear.

• Do let people take their turns while speaking.

• Do record using the high-quality setting on digital recorders.

• Record in a quiet environment that has minimal background noise.

• Use microphones for each individual while recording a large group.

• Use a lapel microphone, wired, or wireless microphone for a speaker who will move around.

• Use a wireless microphone in a question/answer session. Ask for the questions to be repeated twice, if necessary.

• Use high-quality recording equipment. Use multiple recorders in the absence of good quality equipment.

• Keep a note of each person's name and their first few words.

• Ask everyone to identify themselves before starting the conversation.

• Make sure that the recorder is turned on and is working properly before the event.

Don’ts:

• Don’t speak in a hurried voice and don’t mumble quietly.

• Don’t have people interrupting each other.

• Don’t record using low-quality equipment and in a slow speed.

• Don’t record in a noisy environment with lots of background noise going on. Avoid busy places.

• Don’t make few people’s voices heard in a group while others are not loud enough.

• Don’t use a stationary microphone for a speaker who will move around.

• Don’t keep the recorder only near the interviewer — this will make the interviewee inaudible.

• Don’t record a group conversation using equipment that suits individuals only.

• Don’t use the “Auto-Vox” setting. It will censor the opening sentences of the recorded conversations.

• Don’t miss on providing the list of people attending the meeting.

• Don’t miss the details of a complex recording environment and the extra background noise.

Follow these steps to get your audio transcribed accurately. Contact GMR Transcription for high-quality audio transcription services.

Also Read: How to Transcribe Bad Quality Audio and Represent Inaudible in Transcripts

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