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How to Transcribe an Oral History Interview
If you haven’t already checked out my previous blog on what is oral history, kindly have a look at it. Just to recap, in the blog, we defined it as the collection of historical data from individuals who either lived through a moment in time or have crucial information regarding the moment. It is therefore…
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Transcription For Beginners
Having been a transcriber for over 6 years (yeah, that long). I get a lot of questions, from family, friends, friends of friends, about what I do followed by requests to teach what I do. Sadly, sometimes I don’t have the time to completely break down what it is I do – Too busy transcribing…
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Skills Learned As A Transcriber That Can be Transferred Into The Real World
Being a transcriber requires accuracy, speed and efficiency but we rarely talk about what transcription gives you back in return as a transcriber. Being a transcriber doesn’t only give you the power to spot every spelling mistake within a four-mile radius but also a host of other really useful transferrable skills that will benefit you…
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Oral History Transcription: an Introduction
Welcome to this six-part series where we’re going to look at areas that enable oral history transcription to run smoothly. There is a lot that goes into oral history transcription for both the transcriber and researcher so in each series we will try and cover what are the dos and don’ts and requirements and much…
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Reviewing Transcripts
Reviewing of transcripts is one of the six-part series to the oral history transcription and introduction that we shall look at in this blog. Now, if you have manually transcribed your files, or if you have a used a transcription company or a software, you now have the transcripts, so then you need to review…
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Transcription Mechanics
At this point, if you have been following our series, we’ve gone through a couple of things when it comes to transcription, which include the transcription equipment, where we identified the right equipment that you need, how to format your transcripts for researchers, we’ve looked at what type of transcripts exists (verbatim or non-verbatim or…
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How to Format Your Transcripts
Continuing on this series, today we’re going to look at how to format your oral history interview transcripts as an oral history researcher. This is optional but most people start with- Cover page The cover page holds the information about the time when the interview was conducted. This includes all the important information about the…
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Types of Transcriptions
Transcription, as discussed in my blog about Transcription for Beginners, can take various formats each of course with their own advantages and disadvantages. The type of audio transcription you use will have a huge impact on your project. In this article, we’ll discuss the different types of transcriptions as well as we’ll try to help…
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Human and Machine Transcription: Advantages and Disadvantages
Man versus machine is an age-old question. However, humans are capable of extraordinary feats of cognitive intelligence that machines may not otherwise have. But on the other hand, the human mind can’t possibly compete with the speed and efficiency of technology. Several transcription companies have tried to incorporate machine transcription which may or may not…
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Transcription Equipment
Working as a transcriber is a flexible way to make money from home. In my previous blog on transcription for beginners I talk about the necessary equipment to get you started and what transcription is all about. You can also have a look at my blog on software transcription tools where I delve into the…
