Helen Hughes 
We’re no stranger to the fact that English grammar and vocabulary is full of irregularities. It’s one of the biggest frustrations for non-native English speakers! There are some words that have a similar meaning that many people use interchangeably but how do you know which version is the correct version to use?! Here’s the lowdown …
Just the other day I came across an article that once piqued my interest: speech recognition software misrecognising words. While this isn’t “new” news, the fact that this article was around the children’s version of YouTube was interesting. We’ve discussed in a number of previous blog posts the accuracy of AI for transcription, but this …
Let’s talk police interviews and their transcripts. Police interviews are when a person is questioned by police about their involvement or suspected involvement in a criminal offence – anyone who’s seen Line of Duty or any of the many police dramas on our TV screens will know exactly what we’re talking about! Beyond the TV …
You may wonder how on earth transcription could be one way in which you could improve your business… The dynamics of the way in which organisations communicate with their audience, and promote their brands or services have changed unrecognisably over the last decade. Consider how the business world has transformed in its use of presentations, …
When it comes to speech recognition software, we’ve come a long way. Machines are becoming increasingly adept at receiving, recognising, and understanding the spoken word. Let’s look at the history… Introducing Audrey! Who is Audrey?! Not how, but what! Audrey is recognised as being the first official example of our modern speech recognition technology, designed …
AGM season is almost upon us and we have a number of clients for whom we’re once again booked in to provide our transcription services. It looks like the 2022 season is set to be an interesting one as businesses adapt and change following the last couple of years of upheaval. We’re seeing a return …
The Italian language is far from just words for our favourite Italian food – there are a number of them that have transferred over into English, ones that we now use as part of our everyday vocabulary. There are many words that look very similar in both languages that also have very similar meanings. These …
It’s the stuff of nightmares… when sensitive information somehow ends up where it shouldn’t. And when we came across this article that relates specifically to the Otter.ai transcription service and being able to maintain total confidentiality, we had to sit up and take note. Sensitive information should be confidential… shouldn’t it? Let’s take a look at what …
Valentine’s day. Whether you’re a lover or a hater (excuse the pun!), you celebrate it or avoid it, it seems to get bigger and more commercial every year. So we couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon and using it as a good excuse to look at the language of love! Let’s begin with the language …
The other day I came across an article within which a comment about transcription really resonated with me. “Transcription is the process of producing a valid written record of an interview: would that it were so simple,” wrote Bill Graham (2005, p. 121). Transcription is easy right?! Wrong! On the face of it, producing a …