Dial in Dictation - Tips on dictating for best transcription

The accuracy of transcripts largely depends on how clear the dictation is. If the words are not audible, the best transcriber in the world would still not be able to type it. We can type only what we hear. So it is very important for the users to follow some basic guidelines to ensure good quality dictations. Here are some basic guidelines for dial in dictation:

1. Always dictate in a quiet environment when possible. Ambient noises can interfere with your voice and make the dictated words difficult to understand. You may not realize it but dictations from places like airports, restaurants and even from cars while driving generally pick up a lot of external noise and are pretty difficult to understand.

2. At the start, you may want to specify which type of document it is, which template should be used etc.

3. Try and spell out uncommon names, terms etc to avoid any confusion.

4. Speak clearly and at a good pace. If you speak too fast, transcriber might have a difficult time understanding you.

5. Include punctuation where applicable. Simple instructions like new paragraph, full stop, comma can go a long way in ensuring an accurate transcript.