For a long time, Journalism has grown to play a
vital part in the Nigerian media industry. From newspaper articles and
publications to interviews and covering the daily events and activities both
local and global, journalists are tasked with conveying information to the
general public.
No matter your field or style of journalism, a lot
of typing is often required. When interviews are involved, the process easily
becomes tedious and time-consuming. An easy solution, with very noticeable
benefits, is having a transcription company take care of the typing for you.
You conduct and record your interviews per usual even using the VocalScript
app, send the files through our platform, and have your transcripts ready…which
will save you loads of time.
Aside from the time-saving element, there are several
additional reasons why a journalist should use transcription. Some of these
include –
Assessing Yourself
Listening to content and visually consuming content
can have two very different effects. It’s easy to gloss over things or simply
not notice something when listening to just the audio of, say, an interview
you’ve just conducted. Do you interrupt too much? Are you offering enough time
for thoughtful answers? Do you conduct your interviews in a professional
manner? When your eyes are focusing on a written transcript, you can more
easily decipher if your questions were redundant, irrelevant or robotic. This
can only help you, in the long run, to be a better professional and work more
efficiently.
Additionally, you’ll be able to easily determine if
your story/interview flows naturally. You don’t have to wait until you
personally type up the audio to determine if something is worth keeping and if
it truly contributes to the content you intend to share.
Quicker Turnaround Time
TAT, also known as Turnaround Time can be defined
as the period for completing a process cycle. Have a looming deadline? Is your
editor breathing down your neck? We get it. Let us know how quickly you need
your file completed and we’ll work with you to help you reach your goals.
Typing is monotonous and can be a long process,
even for someone with a great WPM rate. Having your audio transcribed by
VocalScript saves you not only the typing time but will cut down your overall
turnaround time. The time you would have spent typing, can be spent doing
further research, conducting an additional interview, or playing Solitaire
while your boss isn’t looking.
Copy and Paste – it’s a beautiful thing. We’re so
confident in our transcription team that we guarantee our work. Your content is
viewed by several pairs of eyes to make sure the editing you have to do at the
end, if any at all, is extremely minimal. This means you can quickly copy and
paste portions of the text right into your article. Huzzah, more time saved!
As a matter of fact, VocalScript wants to make
things so easy for you, that you can even record your media via our mobile app.
Once this is completed, you can just choose to have our team transcribe it and
you’ll be good to go. It’s crazy simple, affordable and journalists that choose
to have their audio transcribed have been proven to win more awards, and have
more friends (warning: one part of this sentence may be an exaggeration). Why
wait?
Speak it. Script it.