transcribing...

Philippines
April 29, 2013 12:55pm CST
hey mylotters... i just started transcribing job and i find it fun. but i encountered a task where the speakers were cut off before they finished their sentences. how would i transcribe it? should i use ellipses(...) at the end? or should i leave it with no punctuation at all? can somebody help me on this? i have read their guidelines but i didn't see anything that solves this problem. thank you.
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5 responses
• Serbia
29 Apr 13
Which site are you using? There should be something mentioned in the style guide, id advice you to take another look at it. If not, you can use "--" Assuming i understood you correctly. You mean they were cut mid-sentence by another speaker? If yes, then you can use the two lines-- Example: Speaker Speaks the Speech and while speaking-- (the speaker gets cut and another speaker starts speaking) The speech is alright bla bla bla. Also make sure to leave a line between speakers... Speaker 1-- Speaker 2. Speaker 3... Speaker 1? Speaker 4! Etc etc etc...
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
29 Apr 13
I think there is another group that are in charge of this part. Their task is to identify the speaker. I'm not sure because I cannot do it with the site since I am busy with other stuffs.
• Serbia
29 Apr 13
In transcribeme yes there is another group responsible for identifying speakers. I just used the above as an example to the OP that a paragraph should be left in between speakers. Not that he should mark the speakers. How do you know the Original Poster is talking about transcribeme? I dont see a website mentioned anywhere. That's why i asked...
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
29 Apr 13
Just a guess, he he. Queen ask about sites that offer such kind of work before and I recommend the site. I'm not sure if I remember it right.
@Kementari (138)
• Canada
29 Apr 13
It really depends on what company you are working for because they all have their own specific style guides that they want their transcribers to work from. I work for TranscribeMe.com and I know that there are a couple scenarios that you can do. If the speaker is cut off because of another speaker then you use double dashes right after the last word spoken, so see below: Speaker 1: Well how many employees do you-- Speaker 2: Oh, we have 50 in the headquarters alone. Now if you mean that the speaker is cut off because of the audio being cut short then I will put a period at the end of the sentence if it was an abrupt cut off, so for example: Speaker 1: Well I had always though that th. Now in this case I would put the period after "that" ... or if I could figure out that the cut off word was actually going to be "the" I would put the period after "the"... if you are unsure of the word however but you think that the cut off word is "the" then you put it as the following: Speaker 1: Well I had always thought that [the?]. So in this case you have three scenarios either: 1) Well I had always thought that. 2) Well I had always thought that the. 3) Well I had always thought that [the?]. It seems to work for me, but I also make sure I follow the guidelines really closely. So make sure you know what your guidelines are.
• Philippines
30 Apr 13
thanks kementari... that really helps. i just received an email from transcribeme. it says that there was errors on my transcription and a certain amount will be deducted from my account. with your help, maybe i can do better next time.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
29 Apr 13
that's awesome you got a transcribing job. perhaps you can contact you boss about this. there must be some kind of contact person. if not, i would use the dots like you said.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
29 Apr 13
Good luck on your new job. Glad to know you are enjoying it. I cannot do it with the site as of now because i am so busy. Perhaps this link can help you. I will have to search more about this matter. Have a great day! http://transcribeme.com/blog/a-best-practice-guide-to-conference-transcription
• Philippines
30 Apr 13
hi aries and legalalien... yes i am talking about transcribeme. i just didn't mentioned it. legalalien, thanks for the information above. yes, it is cut in the mid sentence. i have read through their styles, but i can't find anything about audio being cut in the mid sentence. i really appreciate your help.
• Serbia
29 Apr 13
I love working on TranscribeMe. The website is user-friendly. The style guide is easy to understand and follow. It's a great egg in my earning egg basket :P How do you know the OP is talking about this site.?. maybe its some other site...
• Howrah, India
30 Apr 13
I recently join this site after seeing your post.I take the exam 3 times and the last time I was 82% correct but still they don't qualify me to work for them.I will have try my luck on other sites...
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• Baguio, Philippines
5 Jul 18
Try this
https://gotranscript.com/transcription-jobs/r/384021