Focus Group & Round Table Transcription Services

Only One Transcription Company Is Elite

Creating accurate transcripts and documents from focus groups, round tables, and other similar settings is crucial to your business. With the amount of time and expense it takes to collect this valuable data, you don't want mistakes made in the transcription.

Elite Office Solutions is an established and professional transcription company with the expertise to guarantee an extremely high level of accuracy. It takes a discerning ear to separate voices in a focus group and produce an accurate transcript of the events unfolding. We believe that our transcriptionists are the best in the business, and we know they will take the time to get it right.

But just to be sure, our Quality Assurance Team reviews all transcriptions before they are ready for your own review and delivery.

Elite Office Solutions for All Your Corporate Transcription Needs

Elite Office Solutions can handle all types of meetings and interviews including:

• Focus Group Transcription
• Round Table Discussions
• Board Room Meetings
• Business or Internal Events
• Conferences and Workshops
• Lectures
• Interviews and Group Meetings
• Any Type of Recorded Meeting or Discussion

Elite can handle any size project, quickly and efficiently. And we observe full confidentiality with state-of-the-art encryption for your digital audio files and final documents. Most importantly, all of our transcriptionists work in the United States. Unlike some transcription companies, we do not send your digital audio files or other private information out of the country where U.S. privacy laws do not apply.

Please contact us for more information about our focus group and round table transcription services, or any of our corporate transcription services.

Four Tips to Improve Your Focus Group and Round Table Recordings for Better Transcripts

Creating a transcript from focus groups, round tables, or any other type of group meeting can be difficult. The most obvious hazard is when several people talk at once. Chances are, some words will be lost.

There are other factors including environmental noise, and the quality and quantity of your equipment that can affect your results. Here are four ways to improve your recordings and in turn have more complete transcripts:

1. Ensure the Moderator Keeps Tight Control - Focus group sessions tend to bring out the emotions in people, and that is often key to getting the best data. But those opinions are useless if you cannot decipher them. Have the moderator encourage focus group members to speak one at a time, or back track when people start talking over each other to ensure each person has his or her say as clearly as possible.
2. Use High-Quality Equipment - It goes without saying that quality equipment produces quality recordings, giving you a better chance of capturing every word. Ideally you want to have one mic per person, but at the very least try to disperse the mics evenly and with as little sound overlap as possible.
3. Test Your Equipment - If you have never used the equipment before, make sure you know how to set it up before your focus group or round table participants arrive. Hiring an audio expert is never a bad move. Bring in several of your colleagues and record the session to ensure the mics are working properly and the sound levels are correct.
4. Optimize Your Recording Environment - Having a professional recording studio is not practical for most companies, and besides, it is usually not the comfortable environment you want to create for your focus group or round table participants. Reduce environmental noise as much as possible:
• Close all doors and windows (a windowless room is ideal to cut down on noise and distractions).
• Turn off all electronics including clocks, radios, TVs, microwave ovens, coffee makers, or other appliances.
• Avoid rooms with "buzzing" lights.
• Use carpeted rooms to avoid chair and table scraping.
• Ask all participants to turn off cell phones, PDAs, and other devices during the focus group discussion.
• Cover all tables with foam pads underneath a table cloth, and if possible, serve refreshments using paper cups and plates instead of glass and china.

Elite Office Solutions can help you with more tips to optimize your focus group recordings, round tables, conferences, and other group meetings. Call us before your next scheduled event. You will be rewarded with more complete focus group transcripts, and therefore more accurate data.

Contact Us for more information about our focus group transcription services, and find out why we are Elite!

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