Thread Module

Discussion

prosperity2020

What are important transcription equipment required for a transcriptionist?

Aug 12, 2019 - Posted by prosperity2020 in Transcription

2 Responses | 3008 Views




Ginger Wilkie on 01-05-2020

Hi prosperity2020, I'll list down basic pieces of equipment that every transcriptionist needs. 1. Computer Or Laptop 2. Comfortable Headphones 3. Ergonomic Keyboard 4. Ergonomically Designed Chair 5. Foot Pedal 6. Word Processing Software like WordPerfect or Microsoft Office 7. Dictionary or a Thesaurus 8. Industry-Specific Manuals 9. Text Expander 10. Time Tracking Software 11. File Converting Software You can add more or customize any of these based on your specific requirements.

aaronjohnsonm on 05-20-2020

From my perspective, the most important piece of transcription equipment is a ""transcription software"". It saves me a lot of time while transcriptioning for multiple freelance projects. You can find multiple different transcription softwares across the internet, but make sure to choose a software which has a high accuracy. I would avoid the free ones. I personally make use of tools from Maestra.

In order to comment or reply. You need to login. Please to login

Reply to this thread

Resources for Transcriptionists