Verbatim Transcription Services
Human transcription for interviews, research, legal, academic and business recordings. Choose clean verbatim for readability or request strict full verbatim when every filler, repetition and vocalisation matters.
Choose the right level of detail
Not every project needs the same transcription convention. The important part is agreeing the style before work begins so the final transcript matches how you plan to use it.
Clean Verbatim
Preserves the speaker’s wording and meaning while removing agreed fillers, repeated false starts and verbal clutter that do not add meaning.
Strict Full Verbatim
Includes filler words, repetitions, false starts, vocalisations and other spoken features when a detailed word-for-word record is required.
Intelligent Verbatim
Edits speech more heavily for clarity and readability while preserving the intended meaning. It is not a summary.
Where verbatim transcription is useful
Research Interviews
Useful when wording, pauses, repeated phrases or exact participant responses matter during qualitative analysis.
Legal & Professional Recordings
Suitable for interviews, meetings and case-related recordings where the requested transcription convention needs to be followed consistently.
Focus Groups & Panels
Speaker labels and timestamps can make multi-speaker discussions easier to review, quote and navigate.
Academic Projects
Supports dissertations, theses and research projects that require traceable participant wording.
Business Meetings
Creates an editable written record of detailed discussions, interviews and internal meetings.
Audio & Video
Send recorded audio or video and specify the format, speaker-label style and any timestamp requirements.
What can be included in your transcript
Speaker identification
Named speakers, role-based labels or neutral labels such as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2.
Timestamps
Intervals or event-based timestamps can be added according to your brief.
Unclear audio notation
Inaudible or unclear sections can be marked consistently rather than guessed.
How it works
Send your recording
Provide the audio or video and tell us the intended use.
Choose the style
Confirm clean verbatim, strict full verbatim or another agreed format.
Human transcription
Your file is transcribed and reviewed against the agreed brief.
Receive your transcript
Get an editable transcript in the agreed format with requested labels or timestamps.
Verbatim transcription FAQs
Do you provide strict full verbatim?
Yes. Tell us that you require strict full verbatim if every filler word, repetition and vocalisation needs to be retained.
Can you add timestamps and speaker labels?
Yes. Include your preferred speaker-label format and timestamp frequency in the brief.
What happens when audio is unclear?
Unclear or inaudible sections can be marked consistently so the transcript does not invent wording that cannot be heard reliably.
Is intelligent verbatim the same as a summary?
No. Intelligent verbatim edits spoken language for clarity while preserving meaning. A summary condenses the content into a shorter account.
How do I get a price and turnaround?
Send the recording, deadline and requested transcript style. We can then confirm the scope, price and turnaround.
Need a clean or strict verbatim transcript?
Send your file and tell us exactly how much spoken detail you want retained.