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Transcription guides
Practical advice for getting accurate transcripts: how to record, which style to ask for and how to prepare transcripts for analysis. It applies whoever transcribes your audio.
How to record an interview for an accurate transcript
Practical tips for recording interviews and focus groups on a phone or recorder so every word can be transcribed: placement, settings, rooms and what to say at the start.
Verbatim or clean verbatim: which transcript do you need?
The difference between full verbatim, clean verbatim and verbatim without fillers, with examples, and which style suits research, legal, business and media work.
Focus group transcription: a practical guide
How to get usable transcripts from focus groups and key-informant interviews: recording, participant codes, what to send the transcriber, and how to prepare for coding.