10 tips to record an interview ready for transcription

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Here are some useful tips to help you record an interview ready for transcription.

• Buy the best quality recording equipment that your budget allows.

 

• Use a new set of batteries or charge the device fully before recording.

 

• Tell the person you are interviewing that you are recording them.

 

• Ensure that you are in a quiet environment if possible.

 

• Try to be as close to the recording device as possible especially if you are in a noisy environment.

 

• Place the recording device on a table half way between the interviewer and interviewee - most microphones on modern dictaphones are omni-directional therefore it does not matter which way the device is pointing too much.

 

• The recording device should not be in a pocket or held - the microphone will pick up the sound of your clothes moving or the movement of your hands and muffle the sound of the recording.

 

• Speak clearly taking into consideration that your work is going to be transcribed.

 

• Ensure that only one person speaks at a time by trying not to talk over each other.

 

• If you are aware that your accent may be difficult to understand speak more slowly than you nomally would.