Almost there! The Advanced course really gets into the nitty-gritty of being a professional transcriber. We cover working as a subcontractor, how to calculate rates, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements. We will show you how to create a ‘terms and charges’ letter and invoicing terms.
We show you how to use advanced functions of Word like Styles and how to work with NVivo templates. From an audio content, we really ramp it up with diverse accents, background noise, multi-voice files and how to prepare verbatim transcripts.
Coming soon, is an extension course for those wishing to really fine-tune their skills, or for transcribers who already work in the industry but want to extend their skills.
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