AI and the accent strain

AI accent confusion

If you’ve been following our previous blogs, especially those related to AI, you’re likely aware of the persistent challenges surrounding accents and transcription accuracy. Where an accent is particularly strong it’s much more difficult for AI to be able to correctly interpret what’s been said. We’re all unique… Indeed, we are, and not everyone finds …

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Why professional transcription just makes sense

professional transcription

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 …

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Recorded video to get the job done

video recording

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 …

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Adding it all up… the facts & figures in transcription

facts and figures transcription

Forget words for a minute – and we know they’re the foundation of our transcription service, of course – but there are so many facts and figures in transcription we see mentioned… it’s enough to make your head spin!    The numbers involved in the world of transcription are often misunderstood. While many don’t believe that …

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Can you improve your business with transcription?

improve your business transcription

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, …

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Speech recognition… the pros and cons.

speech recognition

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 …

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