FAQs Archivo - Global Lingo

Q: Why is it important to have a record of a meeting?

The reasons for recording a meeting are as varied as the reasons for having the meeting in the first place. Functional reasons for recording meetings range from knowledge sharing internally or externally to indemnifying yourself against the consequences of misrepresented meetings. The reason for using Global Lingo to record that meeting is that we ensure it is recorded to the highest levels of elegance and accuracy. You value the information contained in your meeting and so do we. We often say to our client, that if it's worth having the meeting in the first place, its worth having a record of it!

Q: How do you price your transcripts and summaries?

The most important element of our pricing policy is the metric: we charge clients and pay our writers by the meeting hour. First, this means that the total cost to you will be transparent as soon as the meeting ends. Second, this means that there is no incentive for our writers to produce incomprehensible and expensive documents for you because they are paid per word and so include every ‘um’ and ‘er’. Third, this means that there is no incentive for our writers to work slowly because they are paid per hour of their time. Stenographers are renowned for demanding a day rate for an hour’s work.

Q: How is a writer qualified to provide a summary of our technical meeting? Surely, to summarise you need a specialised knowledge of the subject matter?

You do indeed need specialist knowledge. That is why our writers are well versed in their sectors. Our selection process first ensures that all our writers are highly educated with a broad awareness of current events. We then develop our writers within a speciality, furnishing them with copious background material on a client and industry. Due to the breadth of our client base in any one sector, our writers are quickly able to understand high level discussion points at any new client’s meeting because of their experience of similar clients.

Q: How do you train your writers to summarise?

First, we train them to write coherently. Second, we train them to write concisely. Third, we ensure that our writers have equal measures of experience in the client’s industry and summary writing. Combined, this means that our writers have a researched familiarity with both lucid writing and the instant identification of key points. Because all our summary writers are also trained transcribers, they are rehearsed in providing full documents and never exclude material arbitrarily.

Q: How is the document itself produced? Do you need specialist equipment?

Our basic tools are a laptop, the internet, and a recording device, all of which we provide at no surcharge. Our writers work principally from the recording of the meeting, using the internet to research names and terms. When the writer’s work is done, an editor then verifies the document’s accuracy and fluency before it is sent to the client.

Q: What do you need from us in order to write the document?

All that we need is a recording of your meeting, either from you directly or from one of our writers onsite at your event. Of course, that isn’t to say that any additional information from you about names or terms wouldn’t be appreciated!

How is a writer qualified to provide a summary of our technical meeting? Surely, to summarise you need a specialised knowledge of the subject matter?

You do indeed need specialist knowledge. That is why our [...]

By Marina Mann|2018-10-01T09:24:19+01:001st October, 2018|Transcription and minute taking services|0 Comments