Tips for Reducing Focus Group Transcription Costs

The better the quality of any audio recording, the less time it will take to transcribe. This is true for all kinds of recordings and dictations, but it is especially pertinent for Focus Group transcription where the audio file involves more than one speaker. At Transcriptionutah, we have put together a few tips that you should consider before you start recording your Focus Group discussion in order to ensure that your Focus Group transcript will be an accurate presentation of your session, delivered in a timely fashion and at minimal cost.

• Consider providing any refreshments before or after the Focus Group session. Nothing is more garbled than a recording of several people talking with their mouths full.
• Use a system of external microphones to record your Focus Group. One microphone per participant is ideal for Focus Group transcription.
• Hold your Focus Group session indoors – where it is quiet.
• If you need your Focus Group transcript to indicate who is talking, limit the number of Focus Group participants to five members of each sex.
• Do not record introductory material prior to the session itself in your recording unless you want your transcription service provider to transcribe that as well. In the case of a digital transcription, it is possible to indicate to the transcription provider where to start transcribing.
• A good ploy is to ask each participant to introduce himself or herself and to say a couple of sentences in addition to their names. This often helps the transcriptionist to recognize the voices of the various speakers later during the proceedings.
• Once the Focus Group is over, make a list of the participants’ names (and genders) for your transcription service. Include anyone whose voice is recorded, such as the moderator.
• Finally, let your transcriptionist know if you need a verbatim transcript of the Group. Typically, Focus Group transcription style is ‘Intelligent Transcription’ (all ‘speech fillers’ and extraneous sounds are not transcribed).

Not all Utah transcription service companies have extensive experience in Focus Group transcription, but Transcriptionutah does. Not only do we provide professional Focus Group transcription to a broad range of Utah transcription clients, we have also established longstanding business relationships with satisfied customers representing several industries and businesses across the U.S. , in Canada , Australia and the U.K. Contact us today for an instant free quote on your Focus Group transcription project. Our customer service representatives will be happy to advise you on how to manage your Focus Group for best transcription results.