Improve your business with dictation

• How to dictate in Improve your business with dictation
  12 Mar 2012  | 0 Comments

  Have you ever wondered how do you dictate?

  This document covers:

  * Why Dictate?

  * Holding the device

  * Prepare and outline

  * Speaking tips

  * Dictating with a typist

  * Dictating for Voice Recognition

  * Start your recording

  * Overcoming the feeling of embarrassment of dictating 

   

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• Think about dictation and the first thing that comes to mind is probably letters, reports and interviews but there are a lot of other ways your business can benefit from using a dictaphone. by Peter Boyce
  in Improve your business with dictation
  19 Jan 2011  | 0 Comments

  Think about dictation and the first thing that comes to mind is probably letters, reports and interviews but there are a lot of other ways your business can benefit from using a dictaphone.

  Here are three ideas to get you started:

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  So you’re driving round town and you spot a truck advertising a business that may be of interest to you.  Rather than fumble about looking for a pen – not a good idea when you’re driving! – grab your dictaphone and dictate the name and number of the business, then simply add it to your address book when you get back to the office.

  “To Do” Lists

  Don’t rely on writing lots of little notes that disappear under a pile of paperwork or get used as kid’s drawing paper (yes, it’s happened to me too!).  Plus it's more satisfying to cross items off a typed up list and you can easily see you're making progress.

  Meetings

  It's easier to record your meeting rather than have someone take minutes - just remember to check the sound level at the beginning and have people introduce themselves before they speak so it's easy to track who's who, especially if you plan to get the recording transcribed. 

  If you're holding a staff disciplinary meeting an audio recording can be invaluable.  Not only can a verbatim transcript can be given to all parties but the original recording can be kept as a handy resource if required for a tribunal. 

   

  Blog written by Bridie Jenner.

  Bridie Jenner has more than 20 years of experience in secretarial and administration positions and currently runs her own business,

  http://www.bridiestypingservices.com

  Since its establishment in 2003 she has served many clients from a wide range of industries by providing them with top quality audio transcriptions and copy typing. Born and raised in the UK she relocated to Bunbury, Western Australia in 2005 with her family.