Well, What about Legal and General Transcriptionists–Are They Outdated?

This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Thanks! Legal and general transcription are even less prone to VR (voice recognition) technology than MT work. General transcription usually consists of transcribing many different people every single day, which VR technology is in no way ready to tackle. I have transcribed focus groups talking about whatever random topic they were assigned (cell phones, schooling and teachers, ant killing chemicals,) and I had great difficulty understanding … Continue reading

Are Medical Transcriptionists Going the Way of Dinosaurs?

This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Are medical transcriptionists going the way of the dinosaurs? The short answer is most definitely not. The long answer is, well, longer. 😛 Several years ago, I learned about medical transcription, and thought, “Well, that’s a pretty easy job–all you have to do is type what the doctor says.” After studying to become an MT for 18 months at Career Step, I have to say: It’s … Continue reading