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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Why do the summer holidays always seem to go so quickly?! With the back to school buzz upon us, we’re taking a look at how you can apply the same principles of getting organised to go back to school when you were a child to going back to business after the summer holidays too! Does …
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 …