Saves time
Are you collecting data for your student dissertation? Do you have dozens of interviews to listen to and interpret? Transcribing audio to text saves you time in this already lengthy process. On average, a 1-hour interview takes 5 hours to manually transcribe. Happy Scribe can save you up to 70% of that time.
Better comprehension of lectures
Transcribing a complex and lengthy lecture recording to text gives you an easy way to review everything that was said. This also allows you to put away your notebook and concentrate on what is being said. The result is better comprehension of a topic.
Easier interpretation of data
Do you need to interpret all the data from your interviews and focus groups to write your thesis or dissertation? It is much easier to collate data and find themes when skimming and scanning the written transcript in word. An impossible task if you are just listening to audio clips.
Find specific information easily
Finding specific information in a transcript is much quicker than listening to long audio files. Simply browse through large amounts of qualitative data.
Ensures the quality of the data
It is easy to misinterpret what an interviewee has said whilst just listening to a recording. Reading a transcript can ensure a more accurate understanding of the data and provide a quality analysis.
Streamlined storage for future research
Transcribed word documents are easier to store and access at a later date, ensuring you can use the information you’ve already collected for future projects.
Can improve your interview technique
Looking at a written record of your interview gives you a chance to see how often you cut your interviewer off and may show that you aren’t asking concise questions. A self-analysis of your style could make you a more professional interviewer and nab you a better story.
