Hiring Transcribers With a Fish ear. , Lahore
Job Posted: 09.03.2021 11:10:40
In this file, you will be listening to a deposition. A deposition is an interview done under oath where lawyers question someone involved in a lawsuit. You are responsible for the following three things: 1. Correcting mishears and English, including the use of standard English punctuation. 2. Marking speakers according to the rules of Q&A and colloquy (explained below) 3. Research You will transcribe this file verbatim, meaning every word you hear should be transcribed. Sounds that do not add content such as "uh" and "um" should NOT be included. Slang (such as gonna, y’all, gotcha, wanna) is not allowed for any speaker. If someone says "gonna," fix it to "going to." Punctuation: • Never use an exclamation point. Double dashes: Please use double dashes to separate words that are stuttered. MS. SHABAT: I — I — I — think that’s the — the reason. Please use double dashes in instances of false starts, or where a speaker interrupts themselves and changes the direction of their sentence. MR. COLE: When did you — why did you ask her that? Please use double dashes when a speaker is interrupted and when they resume their train of thought. Example 1: MR. POLONSKY: When did you realize — THE WITNESS: Saturday. MR. POLONSKY: — that your car had been broken into? Example 2: MR. POLONSKY: When did you realize — THE WITNESS: Saturday. MR. POLONSKY: Okay. Thank you, but please remember to let me finish my question for the clarity of the record. Commas: • Please use the Oxford comma. This means that you need to include a comma before the last item in a list. I like apples, oranges, and bananas. • Use a comma between yes/no and names or terms of address like sir. (For example: Yes, sir. No, Doctor.) • Use a comma before the word "so" if "so" means, therefore. If "so" means "so that" or explains the first part of the clause, it will not have a comma before it. For example: I was eating dinner early, so I couldn’t have been driving at that time. I was eating dinner early so I wouldn’t get hungry later. In this context, there are two kinds of speech: Q&A and colloquy (pronounced call’-oh-kwee). Q&A is a question and answer sequence where the lawyer is questioning the witness about facts pertinent to the case. The lawyer asking the questions is given the speaker’s name Q (no period). The witness answering the question is given the speaker’s name A (no period). If anybody else speaks (the other lawyer, for example, this is an interruption and is not Q&A. If the questioning attorney changes, please make a comment at the moment of the switch and identify the lawyer in the comment. Colloquy is anything else. Here are a few scenarios of colloquy: 1. Discussion about something unrelated to the case (breaks, lunches, waters, parking, small talk) 2. Discussion about something physical in the courtroom (move here, it’s cold, technical issues) 3. If the lawyers are talking to each other or other court personnel 4. Any third-party interruption during Q&A (objections, court reporter asking to repeat) 5. A witness answering a question posed by someone OTHER THAN the questioning attorney in an examination 6. The lawyer saying "that’s all I have" or "no further questions" to end his/her examination Speakers are noted as (in all caps): • THE WITNESS: for the witness • COURT REPORTER: for the court reporter (swearing-in, reading back questions, getting correct spellings, ordering transcripts at the end) • VIDEOGRAPHER: for the videographer (announcing on/off the record and/or calling a case) • INTERPRETER: for the interpreter • MS./MR. [LAST NAME]: for counsel and anyone not listed above Numbers: • Write out numbers zero through ten in words. Use digits for 11 and up. • For numbers in the millions or larger use a combination of digits and words 2 million (NOT 2,000,000) Research When you encounter a name, a place, a specialized term, or anything that you are not 100% sure how to spell, you must do the appropriate research to ensure that you write it accurately in the transcript. This research should be added to the glossary. The best practice is to find a supporting link online that directs you to the SPECIFIC entity you are researching. For example, if you are looking up Jeremy Simms from London, Kentucky, you must find a site that specifies that particular person so as to confirm the way that they spell their name. You cannot find a baby registry with the name Jeremy. Additionally, Wikipedia links are NOT ALLOWED. Some files will have notes attached. It’s still best practice to double-check the entities as those notes may contain errors. If you cannot find the person online and they are not mentioned in the notes, you should write (phonetic) after the first instance of their name to signify that the spelling is based on how it sounds and not on research.
