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Digital Recording For Transcription of Focus Groups – Top Ten Tips Top ten tips for getting the best from your focus group recording for transcription. A clear recording means an easier transcribing job, and therefore a cheaper transcription service for you. Digital Recording For Transcription of Interviews – Top Seven Tips My top seven tips for creating a successful digital recording for later transcription. A good recording means an easier, cheaper and more accurate transcription. Transcription - Get Digital Recording Equipment That's Right For Your Needs This article aims to inform you on the different features available for recorders, what they're for and how the will (or won't) be of use to you, as someone who is recording for transcription. The different features are first listed and then explained, and this should allow you to choose a machine that's right for you to record your transcription recordings and send them to your transcriptionist. As any visit to a good website or shop selling these machines will show you, this is not a comprehensive list. It's a list of the most important aspects from a transcription point of view. Recording for Transcription - Digital Versus Analog What is the best format for making recordings for transcription; analog or digital? This article discusses the differences between the two types and the advantages and disadvantages of both in creating a recording for later transcription. Transcription of Focus Groups - Make Sure Your Recording is Up To Scratch If you are conducting a focus group and need to produce a transcript of it later on for analysis then you need to consider the transcription aspect right from the start. Transcription vs. Copy Typing - What are They and How Do They Differ? Why does transcription cost more than copy typing? Many people are confused as to why transcription (audio typing) apparently costs more than copy typing, as both are typing services. This article aims to explain the differences between the two services and what makes up the costs for a transcription service. Finding Affordable Transcription for Interviews, Focus Groups, Conferences and More You may have been conducting research interviews, focus groups, market research, but whatever your reason for recording conversations you’ll be looking for an affordable transcription service. There are many transcription services available but sometimes an affordable transcription service can seem hard to find. Finding Affordable Transcription for Research Interviews If you've conducted some research, including one-to-one interviews, and then realised how much work is involved in transcribing them, you'll probably be looking for an affordable transcription service. There are many transcription services available but sometimes an affordable transcription service can seem hard to find. Chairing A Meeting For Business - Top Ten Tips This article gives useful tips for effectively chairing a meeting in a business setting. It covers pre-meeting, during the meeting and post-meeting actions. Some may seem obvious but they all relate to mistakes I have seen meeting chairs make! Meeting Minutes - Why You Need Them And How To Use An Outsourced Minute Taker This article explains what meeting minutes are, why you need them, why you might find it useful to use an outsourced minute taker (e.g. a Virtual Assistant or Secretarial Service) and the best way of doing this. Some Examples Of Commonly Muddled Homonyms (Homophones) This articles aims to provide examples of correct usage of a few of the most commonly muddled homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). Common examples illustrated here include too/two/to, there/their/they're, bear/bare and many others.