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Submitted by: Hafiza Faryal Maqsood
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What is an Transcript?
An interview transcript is a written record of a completed
oral interview.
The transcription process documents a conversation
between two or more people.
A written text-based document of a recorded audio gives
you more options for analyzing, storing and sharing data.
• Writing an interview transcript requires
Patience
Listening Skills
Careful Editing
• This process can be done in real-time or from an audio or video
recording.
Why Get Transcription Of Qualitative
Research Interviews?
Research is useless if its not accurate, document
preserved.
When your finding are based largely on interviews, its
important to use and maintain those interviews
appropriately.
That’s why transcribing your recorded interviews can be
a huge help to your research.
• Two things that are vital to any type of
research. Interview records may take from
• Audio recording
• Written recording
The Benefits Of Writing An Interview Transcript
Qualitative research relies less on measurable data and
statistic and more on direct sources, interviews are vital to
getting information.
You should record and preserve these interviews for the
sake of accuracy and time lines.
1. CAPTURES EACH DETAIL
Details are often missed in interviews and it may
be difficult to recall certain answers to important
interview questions.
Interview transcripts capture each detail for the
interviewer to review later.
2. Enables Others To Access The Interview
There may be more than one decision-maker involved in
the research process.
Instead of discuss an interview, you may provide others
with the interview transcript to review.
It is easy to email copies.
3. Allows The Interviewer To Focus
•Interviewers often write notes on the responses their
candidates give to questions.
•This may confuse and disrupt the active-listening process.
•An interview transcript can be reviewed later and may
take the place of notes.
•This will allow the interviewer to give the candidate their
full attention.
4. Provides You With Direct Documentation
Having direct documentation to refer enable your
interviewer to have a detailed examination of the
events of the entire interaction.
This will improve the interviewers’ understanding of
the interaction and help them to select the correct
candidate for the organization.
4. Saves Valuable Time
Having a digital , taped transcription of a research
interview will help to find the facts faster.
When you record an interview to transcribe later
you don’t have to worry as much taking about
exact notes by hand.
How To Transcribe
An Interview?
There are a few different methods transcribing
interviews.
• Listen to the full recording.
• Determine how much time you’ll need.
• Select the proper tools.
• Write a draft first.
• Use short-cuts.
• Proofread your draft.
• Format the transcript.
Listen To The Full Recording
• Some recordings can be complex. It is important
for you to analyze a recording before you choose
to use an audio-to-text converter.
Check for items like:
• The number of speakers
• The length of the recording
• Technical terminology
• Whether you will transcribe one part of the
interaction or the entire conversation
Estimate How Much Time You’ll Need
Once you decide to transcribe the interview yourself.
Assess your typing speed and the length of the recording
to calculate how long the transcription process will take.
If you are a beginner, it may take anywhere from 7-to-10
hours. Also include the time for format and time-code the
transcription.
Select The Proper Tools
You will need a variety of • An audio player
tools to write an interview • Word processor
transcription. Some of these
• Headphones
items include:
Tools
Free transcription audio play, allows you to use hot-keys for
play/pause/rewind/fast-forward/time-coding.
Word processor to type the document.
The last tool you will need is headphones so you can listen to the
recording without distractions to transcribe the audio as accurately as
possible.
Write A Draft First
Start typing the
Once you are set up It may be best to
conversation you
with the necessary transcribe in short
hear into the word
tools, you can begin intervals to help you
processor without
transcribing. stay focused.
formatting.
Use Short-cuts
The best way to save time when transcribing is to use shortcuts
like auto-correct or auto-complete.
For example, auto-correct will fix the spelling if you accidentally
type “THNAK” instead of “THANK.”
You can also set up auto-complete on your word processor to
change “YK” to “you know” or other acronyms of your choice.
You can use “S1” and “S2” for speaker 1 and speaker 2 and fill
in specific names later.
Proofread Your Draft
Once you have the entire transcript drafted and the time-
codes are in place, you should replay the entire interview
and proofread your text to identify errors.
This way you can fill in blanks and add necessary details to
make the transcript easy to comprehend.
Format The Transcript
The transcript will need to be formatted properly so it is
easy for the reader to decipher.
You will likely need to change the font, split the text into
paragraphs and add, headers, titles and page numbers.
ISSUES IN INTERVIEWING
1. General inconsistency
2. Bias
3. Ethnic/Cultural Considerations
4. Communicating with Deaf People
5. Interview fatigue
Interview Fatigue
• Interview fatigue is a very real problem that could sabotage your
interviews.
• Imagine you’ve set aside a whole day for interviewing
candidates.
• Can you honestly say that the last candidate will get the same
level of attention as the first?
• This is a real flaw in many interview processes and it could
genuinely cause you to write off potentially great candidates.
General Inconsistency
1 2 3
Scheduling Entering the room in Banging headache,
interviews at different a bad mood due to a were overtired or in a
times of the day personal issue bad mood
Bias
Ethnicity/
Gender Age Religion
Nationality
Political Academic
Education
persuasion viewpoint
Ethnic/Cultural Considerations
Some people do not like interviewing outside of their own
academic/social/cultural experience.
People avoid eye contact when listening or when talking.
A young person would be seen as disrespectful if they quizzed an
older person.
Some people may never take to you as an interviewer because of
their perception of your academic/social/cultural background.
Communicating With Deaf People
The main points to remember when interviewing
anyone who has a hearing impairment are:
• Don't shout, talk slower.
• To aid lip reading, try and keep your face in what light is
available.
• Don't cover your mouth with your hands.
• Make sure hearing aids are turned on.
