Often we’re not able to share much detail about the work we do for our clients. The transcripts we produce may be from police interviews which are used as evidence in court, or are for the latest medical breakthrough that has yet to be released in the public domain or we’re working for a large …
Why on earth would we be thinking about the history of the cassette tape… they’re obsolete aren’t they?! Would you believe we actually received a recording for transcription on cassette tape just a few months ago! Now let’s be clear: we don’t get these on a regular basis but they do come to us from …
As the summer draws to a close it’s time to get back to work, welcome in the return to routine. But what does getting back to work look like around the world? Let’s take a look… Return to office mandates After everything seemed to suggest that the world was going to go fully hybrid, it …
They say you learn something new every day… but it appears that’s not the case with ChatGPT! I hadn’t even thought of this issue until coming across this article recently: apparently the AI phenomenon is replicating how English dominates language around the globe – and may mean other languages and cultures become more and more …
As much as the world is more or less back to normal now, and we’re once again conducting meetings and office life in person, the modern workplace is very different with hybrid working seemingly here to stay. And just because we’re all used to conducting at least some of our working lives online doesn’t mean …
With the full return of conferences and in-person events, we’re once again in demand for our transcription services. Clients call upon us to take the recordings of these events and create a transcript of what was said so they can maximise their investment and provide documentation to attendees and non-attendees alike. Why transcribe? There are …
It’s that time of year again… GCSE and A Level students are about to embark on the stressful exam period where their revision efforts (or lack of!) will be tested by formal exams. In the lead up to the exam period I’ve come across a number of articles talking about ChatGPT and the extensive lengths …
A Company Secretary role can be more complex than you realise, with a longer list of duties than you would think – it isn’t just about taking notes at meetings! Their knowledge about the organisation must be extensive: from being fully up to speed with all financial and legal aspects of the business to collating …
Voice dictation sounds like a concept that should work well. You talk into a device, or play a recorded piece of audio into one, and your words appear on the page, just like magic. No need to type anything up yourself. It’s all done for you…how wonderful! But when you look at it in more …
There was an interesting article in The Times recently where Phil Libin, co-founder of app Evernote, made a bold statement: he feels that recorded video can be significantly more effective at getting the job done than live video meetings. Controversial indeed. Embracing the hybrid working model Phil is a real advocate of hybrid working – he’s metaphorically …