Common Audio and Video Recording Problems and How to Avoid Them
Practical advice for avoiding poor audio quality when recording interviews, meetings, focus groups and other material for transcription.
Transcription News August 2026
August 2026 transcription news covering recording quality, research planning, live transcription and our donation to Purple Patch Arts.
Transcription News July 2026
Transcription News for July 2026 from TP Transcription and University Transcriptions
Articles on the high cost of court transcription, invoicing before the year end and spotlight on a charity donation. Specialist academic & business transcription & translation services for all languages, established in 2001, a B Corp company and 1% For the Planet member.
Court Transcripts Should Be Accessible, Accurate and Affordable
MPs are calling for wider access to court transcripts. TP Transcription explains why court transcription needs modernisation, fairer pricing and human-led accuracy.
Charity Donations for 2026 – TP Transcription & University Transcription News
TP Transcription, University Transcriptions and TP Translations donate 10% of net annual profits to charity via the Ten Percent Foundation. The trustees of the Ten Percent Foundation have recently met to decide the 2026 round of funding, and a list of the successful charities is below
How to Use Microsoft Word Transcription in Microsoft 365 (Step-by-Step Guide)
If you regularly record interviews, meetings, podcasts, or dictation notes, Microsoft Word’s new built-in transcription feature can save you a huge amount of time. You can automatically convert speech into text directly inside Word.
Word of warning for GDPR restricted and security conscious clients – if you use this tool your audio recordings are uploaded automatically to One Drive to be processed, and there is no indication from Microsoft as to where the files go in order to be automatically transcribed…
Transcription News from TP Transcription, April 2026
Specialist academic & business transcription and translation services for all languages, established in 2001, a B Corp company and 1% For the Planet member. Our company donates 10% of annual profits to charity and is a member of the Ten Percent Group of websites and companies. For details of our company please visit www.tptranscription.co.uk. We produce a monthly news round up of our research projects, charity donations and work.
Transcription News March 2026
Specialist academic and business transcription and translation services for all languages, established in 2001, a B Corp company and 1% For the Planet member. Our company donates 10% of annual profits to charity and is a member of the Ten Percent Group of websites and companies. For details of our company please visit www.tptranscription.co.uk. We produce a monthly news round up of our research projects, charity donations and work.
‘Use It or Lose It’ – the end of the financial year
The phrase “use it or lose it” is well known in universities, government departments and large organisations where allocated funding cannot simply roll over into the next financial year.
Transcription News February 2026
Transcription News for February 2026 from TP Transcription and University Transcriptions. Specialist academic and business transcription and translation services for all languages, established in 2001, a B Corp company and 1% For the Planet member. Our company donates 10% of annual profits to charity and is a member of the Ten Percent Group of websites…
