Transcription 101
*You may be directed to transcribe True Verbatim (transcribe exactly as stated) on jobs with
Special Guidelines pop-ups - ANS-Spoken:
If you launch it at too excessive of an engine rpm, like 1201 RPM, you incinerate the rear
tires.
Transcribe as:
If you release it at too high of an engine rpm like 1201 RPM, you incinerate the rear tires.
Spoken:
I don't think, Paul, I don't assume that is the case.
Transcribe as:
I do not assume, Paul, I do not assume it truly is the case
Clean Verbatim Transcription - ANS-Transcribe the audio content precisely as heard,
however leave out:
1. Disfluencies (um, uh, ah, eh);
2. Filler phrases (hm, you already know, like);
3. Stutters, stammers, pointless repetitions, and fake starts (where the speaker adjustments
concept mid-sentence).
Disfluencies - ANS-Examples
Spoken:
I, i, It, it, turned into in , 2000, uh, 2015.
Transcribe as:
It became in 2015.
Exceptions - ANS--Nonconsecutive repeated terms should not be removed
-Leave planned repetitions within the transcript.
HIT - ANS-A Human Intelligence Task, or HIT, is a question that wishes an answer. A HIT
represents a single, self-contained project that a Worker can work on, submit a solution, and
collect a reward for finishing.
Sentence Format
1. Beginning
2. Punctuation
3. Interruptions
4. Dialogue
5. Spacing
*You may be directed to transcribe True Verbatim (transcribe exactly as stated) on jobs with
Special Guidelines pop-ups - ANS-Spoken:
If you launch it at too excessive of an engine rpm, like 1201 RPM, you incinerate the rear
tires.
Transcribe as:
If you release it at too high of an engine rpm like 1201 RPM, you incinerate the rear tires.
Spoken:
I don't think, Paul, I don't assume that is the case.
Transcribe as:
I do not assume, Paul, I do not assume it truly is the case
Clean Verbatim Transcription - ANS-Transcribe the audio content precisely as heard,
however leave out:
1. Disfluencies (um, uh, ah, eh);
2. Filler phrases (hm, you already know, like);
3. Stutters, stammers, pointless repetitions, and fake starts (where the speaker adjustments
concept mid-sentence).
Disfluencies - ANS-Examples
Spoken:
I, i, It, it, turned into in , 2000, uh, 2015.
Transcribe as:
It became in 2015.
Exceptions - ANS--Nonconsecutive repeated terms should not be removed
-Leave planned repetitions within the transcript.
HIT - ANS-A Human Intelligence Task, or HIT, is a question that wishes an answer. A HIT
represents a single, self-contained project that a Worker can work on, submit a solution, and
collect a reward for finishing.
Sentence Format
1. Beginning
2. Punctuation
3. Interruptions
4. Dialogue
5. Spacing
