What is verbatim transcription and how to work with it

A quick run-down of the three main types of verbatim transcription.
May 6, 2019

Do you ever find yourself adding exclamation points to your emails so they seem less stern? Tone is so important in communication: even language that seems clear and straightforward to you could be completely misunderstood by others.

With so much communication today being captured and recorded, we're often now able to listen back to audio recordings of conversation to make sure we understand the tone of what's being said. Being able to review the original audio is important when verifying any transcript, especially for journalists or researchers who want to ensure they're accurately representing what a source or interviewee has told them.

What is verbatim transcription?

There are three types of verbatim transcription:

 

Intelligent verbatim transcription

Intelligent - or clean - verbatim transcription records the content without the false starts, pauses and extra language that take away from the intended content of the speech. It gives you a cleaned-up version. This style of transcription often produces an edited version of what was actually said - it focuses on the what was said rather than how and in what context it was spoken.

 

Verbatim transcription

Verbatim transcription records all the words, including any false starts and errors, but cuts out any stuttering and repetition to make for an easier read. Filler words like 'um' and 'ah' don't make the cut in this style of verbatim transcription.

 

True verbatim transcription

True - or full - verbatim transcription gets to the nitty gritty of exactly how dialogue happens. It's the most detailed verbatim transcription method, recording every utterance as it happens. It's the best option to truly capture the true essence of what's been said and in what context.

 

Verbatim transcription can include unnecessary information

 

True verbatim transcription is extremely taxing for a manual transcriber. Thankfully, Trint transcribes every word quickly and accurately. Thanks to its highly accurate artificial intelligence, that's regularly updated and improved, Trint is the ideal secret weapon to record your research interviews, business meetings and beyond. Trint comes packed full of handy features to help you create the style of transcription that best serves your industry - its Vocab Builder tool allows you to teach it unique spellings for future reference, for example, so as you stock its library with your quirks, industry jargon and names, it gets to know you better.

 

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