| When it comes to dictation service for | | | | to remember that easy names might be spelled |
| transcription, there are some obvious points | | | | more than one way. If they will be working |
| that will help one get the best results. The | | | | regularly with a certain transcriptionist it |
| most obvious is to make sure one dictates in | | | | is worth providing a list of names within |
| a quiet room, preferably alone and with as | | | | that organization, names that you are likely |
| little background noise as possible. They | | | | to mention frequently, with simple guidelines |
| should want to avoid shuffling papers or | | | | in advance. |
| tapping on a keyboard while dictating as this | | | | |
| can obscure one´s voice when the | | | | If a dictation service provider wants the |
| transcriptionist attempts to transcribe it. | | | | work produced to a standard format, they |
| Another thing one should do is use a noise | | | | should send their transcriptionist a |
| canceling microphone, which cuts down any | | | | template or a copy of a piece of work |
| background noise and aims to record only the | | | | formatted in the say way that they want this |
| voice speaking into it. | | | | transcript formatted. A transcriptionist can |
| | | | work to a variety of different templates |
| A knowledgeable transcriptionist will know to | | | | provided by a dictation service, and will |
| capitalize names, but where you have words | | | | otherwise work to their own standard |
| requiring capitalization that are not proper | | | | template. A dictation service should specify |
| nouns, dictation service providers will need | | | | each time they want a new heading or |
| to say so. They should try to say the | | | | sub-heading. For example, they should state |
| capitalization before the word itself. If a | | | | "new heading," when they want a new heading |
| dictation service provider has words that, in | | | | put in, prior to giving the heading title. |
| context, are always going to be capitalized, | | | | |
| they should say so at the beginning. | | | | There are bound to be specific instructions |
| Although capitalization of names can be | | | | that a dictation service and a |
| assumed, these dictation providers should | | | | transcriptionist develop between each other |
| spell all names including people's and place | | | | over time, hopefully this has given you some |
| names. Dictation service providers also need | | | | information about a dictation service. |