TranscriptionwaveIntelligent verbatim transcription can be defined as the process of converting any type of recorded speech into text format and cutting out any redundant phrases and words.
Not everyone is able to speak in coherent and logical sentences that have a clear begging, middle and end. You will notice that there are lots of gaps that are left out when you listen to people having a conversation especially if a person’s train of thought takes them somewhere else. One word can also be repeated a number of times as a person seek to find the best way to express themselves. Another example of a pause for thought is usually represented by some filler expressions like you know, sort of, kind of etc.
There are times when it is vital to capture everything that a person says including the pauses, fillers, repeats and the ‘ers’ and ‘ums’. This is what is referred to as verbatim transcription that is mostly required when studying all the details that happened in a certain situation or in legal context like transcribing the recordings of the words that were spoken by a pilot right before the plane crashed.
You will notice that most of the transcription however is focused on capturing the meaning of what was said not necessarily how it was said exactly in a process that is called Intelligent verbatim transcription. When you are converting interview or speech into text one of the most important priorities is to capture the words that have being spoken not capturing all the words that have been used.
Intelligent verbatim transcription permits, repeats, filler words and other irrelevant material to be cut out.
Flavor of the speech is however not messed up with as the changes in direction and sentences that are half complete are usually included. It is the work of the transcriber to avoid making grammatical corrections as well as making small deletions and additions that they think will improve the entire project. The professionals are supposed to remain objective and only get rid of the material that is irrelevant and clearly surplus.
Intelligent verbatim transcription usually costs less that the traditional type of transcription as it is usually less detailed. It also does not take up a lot of time when it comes to transcription. This allows a person to save both time and money that can be used for other important duties. Always make sure that you best the best person for the transcription job to get a great end product.
