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How about when quality of audio recording is not top-notch, such as when there is background noise or people speaking on top of each other... how does it handle that?
Even when there is only a single speaker, if they do not dictate punctuation, paragraphs, etc., does software intuit that correctly?
If software does not handle these issues well, how much work is involved in cleaning up text?
Also, in my relationships with clients I've worked with, there is unquantifiable element of me being an objective outsider who can catch errors or discrepancies in CONTENT. And I often even come up with valuable ideas to help them improve their material!
There is a creative, collaborative give and take between my clients and me that often seems to be of benefit to us BOTH beyond action of me ‘just’ transcribing their audio recordings.
So, I concluded, there IS still a need for my services by many people! Not all, but I’m sure enough to keep me busy. I actually do enjoy this kind of work under right circumstances and with types of clients I intend to connect with!
So in end, I thanked that discussion forum member for her post and internal thinking process it sent me through, because it helped me face a fear and come out stronger on other side!
And then, as a welcome validation of everything I had deduced on my own, quickly after I had submitted my reply to her, she was kind enough to reply with a more detailed explanation of how voice recognition software works and its definite limitations -- everything I had suspected, and even more!
I truly have a valuable, worthwhile service to offer my clients. I’m very proud of my skills, my dedication, and my opportunity to make a contribution to entire world by assisting my clients to develop their own gifts in ways they might never on their own IF it was up to themselves alone to type out their wisdom and creativity!
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