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A User’s Guide to Palantype / Verbatim Reporting

Reading the Text

  • If you don't understand a word, carry on reading and try to make sense of the whole sentence.
  • All remarks contained within {curly brackets} are unspoken comments added by the Verbatim Reporter to help you follow what is happening. For example {laughter}.
  • The special symbol "{correction}" may sometimes be used and means that the Verbatim Reporter has corrected an error and you should ignore one or two words immediately before it. Sometimes you may find that these words are difficult to read anyway. For example, ".... that comes on whether {correction} whenever the...." or, "or ca ring {correction} carrying out..."
  • If the Verbatim Reporter cannot hear the speaker clearly they may intervene in an attempt to improve the situation. However, in some circumstances this may not be possible or desirable, and in this case they will simply inform the reader. For example, {inaudible}.
  • If the, "...." symbol is used by the Verbatim Reporter it denotes that the speech has trailed off, or the speaker has not completed the current sentence. For example, "It was a difficult time and when he.... of course in those days....".
  • Mistakes or unusual words not in the Verbatim Reporters dictionary may be occasionally displayed as separate syllables, or as a series of shorter words. It often helps to mentally join these together if they don't look right. For example, "an tag nice" = antagonize "chari ri tee" = charity "Mo gull" = mogul.

If you have time, it may be helpful to look back and re-read a section of the transcript that was difficult to follow. Remember that the display shows 20 seconds or more of speech.

How to Improve the Performance of Your Verbatim Reporter
Before the Meeting
When to use 2 Verbatim/Speech To Text Reporters

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