I Want To Be A Transcriptionist, What Do I Need?

Transcription, the process of listening to audio and typing it into words is a skill that has been around the office for many years as any office Personal or Executive Assistant will tell you. With the advent of the digital era not much has really changed in the transcription world other than tape recorders have been replaced by digital voice recorders and dictaphones. The analogue micro cassette tape transcriber has therefore evolved with the recorders and the noisy Pearlcorder clunking away on your desk has now been replaced by software.

Transcription typing which is not only a requirement for secretaries in the work place, especially in the legal and medical field, has also spread as a popular service offered by the many VAs (Virtual Assistants) that have cropped up as micro businesses around the world.

Whether you are a seasoned transcriptionist or a just learning the basics our latest blog post looks at what you will need to become a digital transcription typist. Click here or this posts heading to switch to our main blog.