So who does work at The Small Business Transcriptionist?

Uh…. Transcriptionists….

No I’m serious. I am Erica Cosminsky and in this post, you will learn more about us and what we do.

The Small Business Transcriptionist was born as my solo operation and quickly grew beyond the capability of one person. Because our team specializes in teleseminar, telesummit and seminar transcription, we have large batches of audio go through our “doors” and we can usually return a telesummit or seminar in 4-7 days. What that means is our team works together to provide quicker service. [click to continue…]

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First of all, if you have gone to all the trouble to have a live or virtual seminar, why would you not have it transcribed?  I know you have considered how much blood, sweat and tears went into your seminar, but have you stopped to think about how much a ton of knowledge pushed at your attendees is like watering a flower with a fire hose? Unlike they will remember 50% of the content, much less all of it!

Consider These Questions and Answers

Q: How much information is your attendee going to retain the first time around? [click to continue…]

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