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If the internal microphone on the recorder
is used to make a recording of anything other than dictation,
the results will be poor.
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External
microphones are essential for capturing a clearly audible
recording. The position of the microphone is also key. If it's
too far away from the speaker (or speakers), much will be
inaudible.
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If the
speaker's voice is hard to hear, either because they're too far
away from the microphone, or they mumble, speak too fast or too
quietly, the words will be difficult to decipher.
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The more
coherent the speakers are, the less time it takes to transcribe
their words. The transcriber can 'type as they talk' and rarely
needs to go back and puzzle out the meaning.
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If the
speaker has an accent which is difficult to understand, this
will adversely affect the time it takes to transcribe the
recording and we have the right to refuse the assignment.
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Material
which is full of technical, financial or specialized terminology
may be unfamiliar to the transcriptionist. It may be
necessary to rewind and listen again to the words, sentences or
even whole sections several times in order to distinguish the
words. In such circumstances it helps enormously if a
glossary of keywords or some kind of brief or summary about the
topic involved can be provided in advance by the client or if
words can be spelt out at the time they are being dictated.
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Background
noise can make or break a recording, so choosing the recording
location is vital, preferably a quiet indoor environment.
Microphones pick up every sound, giving each noise equal
prominence (unless noise cancelling microphones are used).
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Remember:
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