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When I receive speaking inquiries from organizations who want me to keynote their conferences or meetings, I always chuckle when I hear comments like:“Could you have your assistant fax me a fee schedule?
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When I receive speaking inquiries from organizations who want me to keynote their conferences or meetings, I always chuckle when I hear comments like:“Could you have your assistant fax me a fee schedule?
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I ran across an interesting article in Wired magazine this week that told the tale of Kolo Soro, an elementary school teacher in the tiny village of Tomono in the northern Ivory Coast of Africa. This is an area s
I ran across an interesting article in Wired magazine this week that told the tale of Kolo Soro, an elementary school teacher in the tiny village of Tomono in the northern Ivory Coast of Africa. This is an area s
- Check with the interviewee that they do not mind being recorded for later transcription. It is wise to do this when arranging the interview as it will be a bit late to make alternative arrangements when the interview is about to start. It is polite, however, to confirm at the start of the interview that the participant is still happy to be recorded.
- Conduct explanations about your research and give background information before switching on the recorder, to save on recording time. Although many digital recorders have many hours of available time, if you record this you will also need to remember to ask you transcriptionist not to transcribe it.
- Use an external microphone on your recorder. Internal mikes are only suitable for dictation (one voice).
- Record the intervieWarning Signs That Your Job May Not Be Securee a bit late to make alternative arrangements when the interview is about to start. It is polite, however, to confirm at the start of the interview that the participant is still happy to be recorded.
Sometimes there is just no way to foresee that you will lose your job. You MAY be able to anticipate it if you recognize the warning signs – if the writing is on the wall it’s too late you missed the warning signs. - Conduct explanations about your research and give background information before switching on the recorder, to save on recording time. Although many digital recorders have many hours of available time, if you record this you will also need to remember to ask you transcriptionist not to transcribe it.
- Use an external microphone on your recorder. Internal mikes are only suitable for dictation (one voice).
- Record the intervieTop Five Most Used Pop-Up Displays For Trade Show Exhibitingticipant is still happy to be recorded.
When it comes to portable trade show displays the most common type on the market today is the pop-up, expandable-frame style; surprisingly it has been around for over 15 years. The first models had a flexible fiber - Conduct explanations about your research and give background information before switching on the recorder, to save on recording time. Although many digital recorders have many hours of available time, if you record this you will also need to remember to ask you transcriptionist not to transcribe it.
- Use an external microphone on your recorder. Internal mikes are only suitable for dictation (one voice).
- Record the intervieHaving Trouble Motivating Others? Try WIIFMon recording time. Although many digital recorders have many hours of available time, if you record this you will also need to remember to ask you transcriptionist not to transcribe it.
Recently my fourteen-year old son Matt dressed up as Santa Claus and attended a Christmas caroling event for one of my professional organizations. Was my son excited about the idea of spending one of his evenings - Use an external microphone on your recorder. Internal mikes are only suitable for dictation (one voice).
- Record the intervieSmall Business Marketing — 6 Cheap Ways to Promote Your Businessist not to transcribe it.
Have you ever wanted to have your own business? Have you ever wished you earn extra profits and not just depend on your husband’s salary or even with your own income? If you do, then, having a small business is one - Use an external microphone on your recorder. Internal mikes are only suitable for dictation (one voice).
- Record the interview in a quiet place. Background noise can drastically reduce the quality of the recording and increase the time taken to transcribe. The ideal environment is a quiet private room, where interviewer and interviewee can sit comfortably without feeling crowded, but not so large that the recording has an echo effect.
- Make sure you use a recorder that has a facility for transferring files to a PC. Some, called ‘note takers’ do not have the facility. You will have to send the entire machine to your transcriptionist, which obviously has a number of disadvantages.
- Use a file format that is compressed (see my article Digital File T
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