We write advice articles regularly on all things transcription, from advice including how to record audio, using an iPhone to record audio, effective use of Zoom and Teams to complete audio recordings and how we deal with swearing in transcripts.
A full list of our advice articles is below.
- Transcription News June 2024
- How to get Google Meet Transcriptions
- The Pros and Cons of Getting ISO 27001 Accredited
- Transcription News April 2024
- Transcription News – March 2024
- Human Transcription – how long does it take?
- Transcription News January 2024
- What is Copy Typing?
- Email Encryption, Data Security, Word Document and Nvivo
- Transcription News November 2023
- Transcription News September 2023
- What does the future hold for remote or flexible working?
- Who will be listening to my recordings when I send them to you?
- University Transcriptions is now Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) Audited
- Transcription News August 2023
- June 2023 Transcription News
- Avoiding the pitfalls of outsourced transcription
- Transcriber Welfare – a recent study from the University of Cork
- Transcription News May 2023
- Professional transcribers – a quality service costing a bit more
- How can I speed up my audio typing? Suggestions for improvement
- Transcription News April 2023
- Transcription News February 2023
- What are the characteristics of a good, professional transcriber?
- Recording Qualitative Research Interviews – what is the best method? Parts 1 and 2
- Transcription News December 2022
- Transcription News November 2022
- Tidying up AI Transcription – Machine Transcription Polishing
- Transcription News October 2022
- Why don’t you transcribe it yourself, lecturers tell students
- DIY Transcription – tips
- September 2022 Transcription News
- Why do AI transcription companies recommend human transcribers?
- How long does it take to type 20 minutes of audio recording?
- Transcription News – August 2022
- How useful are DBS checks when ordering transcription services?
- Ordering transcription or translation work via a university
- The difference between anonymisation, de-identification and pseudonymisation
- Comparing Transcription Prices
- Swearing in Transcription
- Deadlines for Research Budgets – Ordering Transcription in Advance
- Is £5 million usually the limit for PII Insurance for Transcription and Translation?
- Working as a transcriber for University Transcriptions – whats it all about?
- Secure email for clients – encrypted email from Egress – NHS and NATO providers
- Correcting Automated Transcription for Microsoft Teams and Zoom Recordings
- Is it safe to upload data to transcription companies?
- Exeter University Strike Threat over Lecture Recordings
- Going the Extra Mile – Ulster University Transcription
- GDPR – UK and EU in Harmony
- Timecoding Transcriptions at Low Cost
- How Safe is My Data with University Transcriptions?
- Typing Speeds
- Transcribing Cock a Doodle Doo!
- How to Transcribe and Publish Podcasts
- University Staff – Can I place Personal Orders?
- Why Can’t British People Speak Two Types of English?
- Free Transcription Services for Students?
- OK vs okay
- How to Extract CDA Files from a CD to a PC
- OCR Text Recognition and Converting PDF to DOC
- New Microsoft Word Formatting Service
- Automated Subtitling Nightmares
- Are you still covered by GDPR now that the UK has left the EU?
- Online Translation Services Review
- University Open Days
- You Say A**hole, I Say A***hole. A Transcriber Speaks.
- Zoom – Best Practice Advice
- How to Do Your Own Transcription – a Guide
- University Transcriptions become a Preferred Supplier to University of Leeds and University of Cambridge
- Recording Phone Calls Using an Android Phone
- Looking to Improve Audio Recording Quality in Zoom?
- How to Encrypt MP3 Audio Files and Send by Email
- How to Record a Phone Call using an iPhone
- TP Transcription transcribe the 2020 BAFTA TV Awards
- Transcription News – Covid Extensions, Refer a Friend, In House Transcription
- Preferred Suppliers to University of Bordeaux
- News Round Up – TP Transcription Limited
- Guide to Conducting Socially Distanced Interviews
- Using Microsoft Teams to Record Audio for Transcription
- How to use your Android Mobile Phone to record Research Interviews and Focus Groups
- University Research Funding Budget Deadlines
- How to use Zoom to send academic recordings for transcription
- Providing Names and Terminology to your Transcriber
- Busy Week for TP Transcription
- Podcasts
- German Universities – a low cost option for British students?
- Do you offer discounts to students?
- How to Download and Convert YouTube Videos for Transcription
- Time Stamping is Free with University Transcriptions
- Writing a 150,000 word thesis on an iPad
- How to Upload Audio Files with Slow Broadband Speeds
- NHS Transcription – University Transcriptions offer to help
- Coffee Shop Interview Recordings
- Information Assurance and Managing Cyber Security Risks for Outsourced Transcription
- Conducting Interviews by Video Calls (Skype, Facetime, Zoom) – the academic evidence
- How to use Zoom to record and send for transcription
- Transcription of Non-Native English
- University Transcriptions becomes a Preferred Supplier to the University College London
- Transcribing For the Record (FTR) Files
- To Ellipsis or not Ellipsis – that is the question