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TranscribeMe Tips and Reminders Is the below statement True or False? Type True or False in the box below. It is fine to copy text from Word or from a website and paste it directly into the WorkHub. Answer: False    (Type False in the box) Explanation: The sentence is false because according to Style Guide: Never paste into the WorkHub ​ from an external text-processing document. ​ ​All work must be completed online on our WorkHub . If pasting from a website, first paste into your browser's search or address bar to strip formatting, then copy-paste from there into the Hub.     

TranscribeMe Informal Speech Is the below statement True or False? Type True or False in the box below. In TranscribeMe Clean Verbatim, if a speaker says you’re, we expand the contraction to you are. Answer: False    (Type False in the box) Explanation: The sentence is false because according to Style Guide: Never change spoken contractions (e.g. y’all, ain’t, don’t, can’t, it’s, et cetera.). Transcribe contractions as spoken. If a speaker says ​they're​, transcribe ​they're​ ​NOT​ ​they are​.

  TranscribeMe Spelling and Formatting (Research) Is the below statement True or False? Type True or False in the box below. You should always transcribe brand names with the capitalization of the first letter to keep your file consistent, even if your research shows that the name is officially formatted a different way. Answer: False    (Type False in the box) Explanation: The sentence is false because according to Style Guide: We must transcribe brand names according to the research on Google, LinkedIn, YouTube, et cetera. We recommend referencing drugs.com to distinguish brand names from generic.    

TranscribeMe Informal Speech Is the below statement True or False? Type True or False in the box below. In Clean Verbatim, the words wanna and gonna should be transcribed as want to and going to .   Answer: True    (Type True in the box) Explanation: The sentence is true because according to Style Guide: We must transcribe wanna and gonna as want to and going to .  

TranscribeMe Informal Speech Is the below statement True or False? Type True or False in the box below. In TranscribeMe's Clean Verbatim, you should edit the transcript to ensure the file is grammatically correct, even if the speaker did not say it that way.   Answer: False    (Type False in the box) Explanation: The sentence is false because according to Style Guide: Do not correct the grammatical errors made by the speaker. Transcribe incorrect grammar as spoken. This can range from violation of subject-verb agreement rules to plain bad English. Do not edit their speech, and do not use a [sic] tag. Example: My dad want me go to store because want a apple.  It is not correct grammatically but we must write sentence as pronounced by the speaker. 

TranscribeMe Tags Which TranscribeMe tag should you use to stand in for a word or phrase you could not understand because another main speaker was talking over them? Please type the tag in the box below, formatted as per our style, and with no punctuation after. Example: [applause]   Answer: [crosstalk]    (Type [crosstalk] in the box) Explanation: The tag [crosstalk] is correct because according to Clean Verbatim Style Guide? Use the [crosstalk] tag when you cannot make out what a speaker says because another primary speaker is talking over them. ​ DO NOT ​ use this tag to "represent" where a speaker interjected over another. Remember that each speaker gets their own line; assume in this example that you can hear everything the first speaker said but not the second speaker: I thought it might be fun to [inaudible].  Did you go to the store when I asked you to, or— [crosstalk].    --did you forget again? But if you understand both, y...

  TranscribeMe Tags Which TranscribeMe tag should you use if you are unable to make out a word or phrase due to a difficult accent, poor audio, or an unsuccessful internet search? Please type the tag in the box below, formatted as per our style, and with no punctuation after. Example: [applause] Answer: [inaudible]       (Type [inaudible] in the box) Explanation: The tag [inaudible] is correct because according to Clean Verbatim Style Guide? Use the [inaudible] tag in place of speech you cannot make out due to the speaker's accent, poor audio quality, a noise obscuring the words, or a term you couldn't figure out after researching. ·          I thought it might be fun to [inaudible].  ·          I'm sorry, I couldn't [inaudible] you said over the sound of the engine. 

TranscribeMe Tags Which of the following options uses the Guess tag correctly? Type A, B, or C in the box below. A) He's a former member of the National Association of [Government?] [Archives?] and Records Administrators. B) The apple [fell] from the tree and landed on his [foot]. C) He failed his [arithmetic class?] but aced advanced [chemistry?]. Answer: C      [Type C in the box] Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? If you're not sure what is said but you can make a reasonable guess that fits the context, put your guess, followed by a question mark, into brackets: ​ [your text here?] ​. Unlike the other tags, the Guess tag is formatted (i.e., capitalized or not) to reflect your guess. The text within the tag can comprise a single word, like ​[this?] ​, or it may be a short phrase, ​[something like this?] ​. The full guess goes into one tag. She vacationed in [Mongolia?] and [Siberia...

  TranscribeMe Spelling, Informal Speech Which of the following is an approved spelling in TranscribeMe's Clean Verbatim? Type A, B, C, or D in the box below. A) alright B) e-mail C) gotcha D) gonna Answer: C      [Write C in the box] Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? No ​ ​→ gonna   ​ / ​   gotta   ​ / ​   wanna   ​ / ​   kinda   ​ / ​   sorta ​ / ​   coulda ​ / ​   'cause ​ or ​ cuz   ​ / ​   goin'   ​ / ​   ya No ​ → OK ​ or ​ 'kay ​   /   ​ alright ​   /   ​ alot ​   / ​ et cetera ​   /   ​ U.S. ​ or ​ U.S.A ​   /   ​ e-mail ​   /   ​ Internet ​   /   ​ health care  Yes ​ → going to ​ / ​ got to ​ / ​ want to ​ / ​ kind of ​ / ​ sort of ​ / ​ could've ​ / ​ because ​ / ​ going ​ / ​ you   Yes ​ → gotcha ​ / ​ y'...

TranscribeMe Spelling and Formatting How should you indicate a change of speaker in a file? Enter A, B, or C in the box below. A) Create a new line and indicate either S1, S2, or S3, depending on the order the speaker spoke in the file. B) Create a new line and include the speaker's name, if you know it. If not, name the speaker with Male or Female. C) Hit Enter/Return once to create a new line. Answer: C       {Write C in the box} Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? To indicate a change of speaker, simply create a new line in the transcript by pressing Enter/Return ​ once ​ .   Pressing Enter twice is also fine but unnecessary. It will look like this (speaker identification is ​ not ​ added at the   transcription phase):   Hi, I'm Don.  Hi, I'm Jill.  And my name is Dave. Welcome to our podcast.  

TranscribeMe Crutch Words, Informal Speech A speaker says: You know, I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) I am afraid you are just too loud. You need to calm down. B) I'm afraid you're just too loud. Seriously, you need to calm down. C) You know, I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Answer: B Explanation: Option B is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide?           A crutch word is an utterance (often a verbal tic) that adds no meaning to what is said. At TranscribeMe, we ONLY ​ remove the crutch words ​ like ​ and ​ you know ​ when they are inessential to the sentence. ​ All other crutch   words should be transcribed. Said:   You know , I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Type: I'm afraid...

TranscribeMe Crutch Words, Informal Speech A speaker says: I mean, I'm not gonna lie. It's not easy to do. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) I'm not gonna lie. It's not easy to do. B) I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do. C) I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do. Answer: C Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? Transcribe informal words with their proper spelling, ​ not ​ based on pronunciation or accent. We make an exception for the following frequently used words, with these spellings: ​ gotcha ​ , ​ y'all ​ , ​ ain't ​ , and ​ I'ma ​ . Note that we only use these spellings if the speaker actually says it that way; if they say ​ got you ​ , then transcribe ​ got you ​ .            No ​ ​ → gonna   ​ / ​ gotta   ​ / ​   wanna   ​ / ​   kinda   ​ / ​   sorta ​ ...