Notice to all transcribers! Blog Update! [TeamBynes]

Greetings, it's been a while since 'The Perfect Transcriptionist" posted on our blog. This year has been extremely busy. We've been behind the scenes working on various projects for our back office and as well as our clients.

We trust you've all enjoyed reading our posts on learning more about the transcription industry; punctuation, the need to research, grammar and etc.

Our plans are to change the focus a little bit and discuss different aspects of the transcription business; things such as project management, how to get clients, how to produce quality transcriptions and so forth. If you haven't already, we highly recommend subscribing to this blog in order to receive our information in your email.

 

TeamBynes is pretty serious about working in the transcription industry. We take pride in working with people who feel the same way. Several freelancers have come to us and asked for our help to make them better transcribers. We appreciate this because under skilled people who work only to turn in poor work compromises business success. So we take the initiative to teach all those who want to learn.

If you're thinking about getting started as a transcriber, but don't know where to start, subscribe to this blog to receive tips and advice on being the best transcriber on the internet.

Here are some questions newbies should ask themselves:

• Can I type?
• Am I good at meeting deadlines?
• How is my grammar and punctuation?
• How fluent is my English?
• Can I work independently?
• Do I have what it takes to start and run a transcription business?
• Am I good at research?
• Can I sell my services? 

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Dealing with Homophones Part II: Why It Is Important To Understand Their Meanings

On a previous post we had about Homophones, we mentioned that as a transcriptionist, you must consider the group of words surrounding a homophone as this can impact the whole transcript. You must also have a wide English vocabulary so that you can determine which is the correct word to use. It's important that you know their meanings so that the transcript will make sense.

If you don't know how to deal with homophones the right way, it can be a real fuss. Words can get mixed up and meanings of the sentences won't make sense at all.

Let me give you some examples on some homophones: the definitions of each words and how to identify which words to use.

"...will basically sell products..."

"...we'll basically sell products..."

Notice that both fragments make sense. "Will" is a verb expressing the future tense while "we'll" is a contraction of "we will". So which of the two should you use?

If you only heard these words without listening to the preceding one, you will definitely have a hard time figuring out which one to use. However, if you found out that the preceding word is "you", then you will know which one to use. It will be the first set of words. So it's not only important that you know what "will" and "we'll" are, it's also important that you determine the word/s before it.

Here's another example:

"...by that item..."

"...buy that item..."

It's hard to determine which word to use in this one. But if you know the preceding words are "when you", then you'll know which one to use exactly. If the words before that are "place a check mark", then you would choose the first one. Of course, this is assuming that you know their meanings already. "By" is a preposition identifying the agent performing an action while "buy" is to acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent.

Transcribing is not just listening intently to an audio or video recording. It's not just about typing what you heard. It's about understanding the material that you are transcribing especially in this context. It's about making sure that the sentences are coherent with each other and they make sense.

So whenever you encounter homophones, make sure to listen and understand the material you are transcribing. It will create a really big difference to your transcript and to the overall quality of your work.

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