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INTELLIGENT (Clean) VERBATIM...... 4
SUMMARY...... 7
REMOTE NOTES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
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FILE NAME: / INTELLIGENT VERBATIMModeratorquestions inBold,Respondents in Regular text.
TranscriberComments: Goodqualityaudio. Groupinterviewwithfemalemoderatorand several male and femalerespondents.
KEY:Unabletodecipher= (inaudible+timecode),Phoneticspelling=(ph+timecode),
Missedword=(?+timecode).ForrespondentsM: Male, F: Female.
(TC: 00:00:17)
Thankyouforcomingtodayandfortakingpartinthisdiscussion. Let’scuttothe chasefirstofalland findoutwhatyouknowaboutTakeNoteandwhatyouthinkof them overall. Let’sbegin with whatyouknowaboutthem. Areyouawareofthe different types oftranscription that they offer?
M: Ithinkso,unlessI’mmissingsomething. Ihavebeenusingthemforthepastthreeyears andhaveusedthemforintelligent verbatim,summariesandnotes. I thinktheyarethemainthree services that theyoffer when itcomes to transcribingfrom audio. HaveIgot that right?
Actually,therearefivenow,asthey’vejustbroughtinadditional ‘and quotes’ extras to their summaries and notes services.
M: I didn’tknowthat!Anyway,thethreetypesIknewabouthavetheirdifferentappeals,I mustadmit. IfIhavelotsoftimeandneedtoknoweverysingle detailaboutthegroupthenI gofortheintelligent verbatim. TherearealotofpagesbutIdon’thavetoworry thatanything hasbeenmissedout. Thisdoescomewiththeaddedbonusthateventhoughthese have everythinginthemthatIcouldpossiblyneed,TakeNotemakesuchafantasticjobof ensuringthatthey use intelligentverbatiminintelligent verbatim,I’mnotboggeddownwith wadingthroughwhatIdon’tneed. Thankfully,theywillleaveoutthetotallyunnecessary bitslike theumms,ahhhsandsentencesthatstartandthenstopandthenstartoveragain.So funny howoftenthathappens,don’tyouthink? Anyway,theirtranscriptsarenotbogged down with those.
F: Ionlyeverusetheirsummaries,ifIambeingperfectlyhonest. Ijustfindthatthereare toomany pageswiththefullsandIhateprintingoffsomuchpaperforeachtranscript. Just callmethegreenqueen! ThesummariesholdallthedetailthatI needbutthey justcondense themoderator,whichisfinebymeasI canremember,anddon’treallyneed,allthefiner detailsofwhatIhavesaid. Well,IhopeIcanrememberanyway! Ialsofindthatthey captureenoughofthedetailintheanswerswithoutreallylabouringthepoint,aswealltend todoingeneralconversation. They areabitcheaperthanafullaswellsothatmakesa differencetome,withmycompanyjuststartingout. IneedallthemoneyIcangetatthe moment. Itmakesadifference. Itreally doesmakeadifferencetome. WhatIparticularly likeisthattheydon’tseeasummaryasareasontoscrimponinformation. EverythingI reallyneedisstillthere.Thesummarieswithquotessoundsinterestingthough,soImight givethema
try.Ithinkit’ssomewherebetweenasummaryandafull,soitcouldbeuseful forwhenI needtoknowverbatimwhatarespondenthassaidinafile, for my analysis, butstillwanttowade through all the pages and pages of waffle!
FILE NAME: / SUMMARYModeratorquestions inBold,Respondents in Regular text.
TranscriberComments: Goodqualityaudio. Groupinterviewwithfemalemoderatorand several male and femalerespondents.
KEY:Unabletodecipher= (inaudible+timecode),Phoneticspelling=(ph+timecode),
Missedword=(?+timecode).ForrespondentsM: Male, F: Female.
(TC: 00:00:17)
Thanks forcomingtodayandtaking partinthisdiscussion. Let’sfindoutwhatyou knowaboutTakeNoteandwhatyouthinkofthem. Areyouawareofthedifferent types oftranscription that they offer?
M: I thinkso. I havebeenusingthemforthepastthreeyearsforintel,summaries and notes. Ithink theyarethe main threeservicesthat theyoffer.
Actually,there are four now,asthey’ve justbrought insomething called‘Summaries with quotes’.
M: I didn’tknowthat!ThethreetypesIknewabouthavetheirdifferentappeals.IfI needto knoweverysingledetailaboutthegroupthenIgofortheintelligent verbatim. I don’thaveto worry thatanythinghasbeenmissedout. ThiscomeswiththeaddedbonusthatTakeNote makesuchafantasticjobofensuringthatthey useintelligentverbatiminintelligent verbatim,I’m notboggeddownwithwhatIdon’tneed. Theywillleaveouttheumms,ahhhsandsentences that start and stop.
F: Ionly everusetheirsummaries. Ifindthattherearetoomany pageswiththefullsandI hateprintingoffsomuchpaper. ThesummariesholdallthedetailthatI needbutthey condensethemoderator,whichisfineasIcanhopefullyrememberallthefinerdetailsof whatIhavesaid. Ifindthattheycaptureenoughofthedetailintheanswerswithout labouringthepoint. Theyareabitcheaperthanafullaswellsothatmakesadifferenceto me. IneedallthemoneyIcangetatthemoment. WhatIparticularly likeisthatthey don’t seeasummary asareasontoscrimponinformation. EverythingIreallyneedisstillthere. Thesummarieswithquotessoundsinterestingthough,soImighttry them.It could be useful whenIneed verbatim quotes for my analysis but stilldon’t want to wade through the waffle.
FILE NAME: / NOTESTranscriberComments:Good qualityaudio.
Group: Several male and femalerespondents.
Moderator: Female.
(TC: 00:00:17)
Thankyouforcomingtoday.Areyouawareofthedifferenttypesoftranscriptionthat
TakeNoteoffer?
M: Ithink so. Ihavebeen usingthem for 3yearsfor intelligent verbatim, summaries andnotes.
There’s a fourth type now, called‘Summaries with quotes’.
M: Ididn’tknowthat! Alltheirserviceshavetheirappeal. IfIneedtoknowevery detail aboutthegroupIgoforintelligent verbatimsoIdon’thavetoworryanythinghasbeen missed. They makesuchafantasticjobofensuringthatthey useintelligentverbatiminintelligent verbatim. Theyleaveout theumms, ahhhs and sentences that start and stop.
F: Ionlyuse summaries. There aretoo manypages with fulls andIhate printingoffpaper. Thesummaries havethedetailsIneed but theycondense themoderator, which is fine asI rememberwhatI’vesaid. Theycapture enough detail without labouringthepoint. They’re cheaper than afull so that makes a difference. Theydon’t seeasummaryas a reason to scrimp on information. EverythingIneed is there. Thesummaries with quotes sounds interestingthough.It could be useful whenIneed verbatim quotes but stilldon’t want to wade through the waffle.