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Of course there is no point in dictating your work, if there is no way to
transcibe it. For most busy people, the most effective way is using a human,
as many find speech recognition systems too complicated and inaccurate.
For secretaries, digital transcription systems are muchh preferred to the
tape based transcribers. The sound is much better and they can allocate
their work much better.
All the manufacturers offer their own versions of transcription kits, and
you might even find that the Olympus will accept the Philips files for
example. However not all files are compatible, so unless it is critical that
you have the same system setup as the author, many people are finding that
universal transcription kits are helpful. These include WAVpedal and
StartStop to name two available.
Essentially the foot pedal and headset and connected to the secretaries' PC
and the software will allow easy playback. Some manufacturers such as
Dictaphone, Philips and Grundig will have a box that connects to the PC and
then the foot pedal and headset is connected to the box. This box will have
a soundcard built into it. This is a helpful feature especially if the
secretaries PC does not have a soundcard, or has a poor soundcard built into
it.
There are many secretaries who are known as cyber secretaries, or virtual
secretaries. These are people who have set themselves up to recieve
dictation from various sources, and in particular via the internet or email.
They can be very useful if you do not employ a full time secretary, or to
cover for holidays and illness. Here is a list of a few companies I have
worked closely with recently:
Gladwin Secretarial Services
The Office
Outsource Legal Solutions
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