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Interviews

How to properly transcribe an interview: a reviewable workflow

Transcribe an interview step by step: consent and recording tips, a fast machine draft, speaker labels, verbatim style, timestamps, a review ledger and a final audio check.

Meetings & lectures

Lecture transcription guide: make class recordings useful

Record, transcribe and review a lecture so the transcript is accurate and easy to study from: terminology lists, headings, timestamps, privacy and accessibility.

Interviews

Interview transcript example: a worked sample and reusable layout

A worked interview transcript example in three common layouts, with every editorial decision explained, an anonymized version, and a template to download.

Meetings & lectures

Meeting transcription to minutes: turn speech into a clear record

Transcribe a meeting recording, then turn the transcript into minutes: what to extract, a worked example, a template, and how to check decisions and actions.

Podcasts

Podcast transcript example: from draft to publishable text

A podcast transcript example with speaker labels and timestamps, how to review a machine draft, and how to publish it on your site and in Apple Podcasts.

Subtitles & formats

SRT vs VTT: which subtitle format should you use?

SRT and WebVTT side by side: syntax, styling, positioning, where each one works, and a converter that turns one into the other in your browser.

Editing & review

Transcript proofreading: a practical audio-check checklist

Proofread a transcript against its recording: the errors machine drafts really make (with a real example), a pass-by-pass checklist, a review ledger and how long to allow.

Editing & review

A transcript template you can adapt to your recording

Free transcript templates for interviews, focus groups and meetings: a source note, speaker key, notation and review ledger, ready to copy or download.

Subtitles & formats

Transcript timestamp formats: a practical reference

Choose readable transcript timestamps, compare them with SRT, WebVTT, YouTube chapter and SMPTE formats, and convert seconds to any of them.