Dictate Your Notes Using a Phone App

April 11, 2012 - PRLog -- For many people today the pace of life is relentless.  Business travel, work pressures and family commitments are things which don’t always go together well.  One way of reducing your workload could be to use a transcription service to write reports, evaluations and log your movements.  Transcription services are particularly useful for people who have to log details of their day, conversations, movements etc, and need an accurate account.

Where in the past you may have submitted your handscribbled notes back to the office, to be sent up for typing – where Deirdre from the typing pool can’t always read your hurried scrawl – technology lends a helping hand.  Firstly you will need a recording device.  Many mobile phones these days have a voice recorder in them, but if yours doesn’t, download a phone application such as Dictamus.

Once downloaded, all you have to do is record your audio – literally read out whatever it is you want typing up – and send it off to an online transcription company for digital dictation.

There are many companies around offering a similar service, so make sure you choose well. You need to be sure that your documents are going to be secure – some may carry a lot of sensitive information, especially if you are in the legal profession.  One company offering peace of mind is Shertalk – a division of Shergroup.  

Registering with the transcription service is simple.  Just go to Shertalk.net and log your details. You’ll then be asked whether you want to pay on account and be invoiced, or whether you would prefer to pay by credit card.

Each time you use the service, you can upload your audio directly from your phone or iPad, then log on to your account to retrieve the transcribed notes, which will be waiting for you within 24 hours.

You’ll receive an email to alert you when they’re ready.  The system keeps your transcribed documents on file for up to 3 months so you can see a full list of all your documents.

There is also a useful step-by-step guide to help you install your app and set it up correctly.

Not all digital dictation services are as easy to use as Shertalk, or as cost effective.  At just £1 per minute of uploaded audio, you will end up with a professionally transcribed document for a very small cost.

Visit : http://www.shertalk.net

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