身為一個文字拓荒者，謄寫一直是我工作中相當重要的一環。
謄寫就是聆聽錄音或觀看錄影，之後將內容中的對話詳細記錄成文字。外行／文盲／無知識的人通常以為這是兒戲，但專業寫手知道這門功夫不是開玩笑，因為謄寫的文件往往是交到律師樓或法院、立法或政府機關、銀行或財團法人手上。
其實謄寫很好玩，但也很辛苦，因為一小時的錄音通常需要六至八小時才能謄寫完畢，若需要很仔細的時間碼，則可能耗上兩個工作日才能完成文件。
有些客戶認為謄寫的專業收費不便宜。其實若要便宜又何來專業，若要專業又何來便宜呢？
一分錢一分貨，謄寫專案亦然。
As a content creator, transcription has been a very important part of my business writing career.
When I am working on a transcription project, I need to listen to an audio file or watch a video clip to transcribe what has been said in the content. Outsiders and people who are illiterate and without knowledge always thought transcription was a joke. Professional writers, however, know this is a no-kidding job, for the readers and clients who need the transcription files are usually law firms or courts, legislative or government institutes, as well as banks and corporations.
Transcription is fun but it takes a lot of hard work. A one-hour audio file usually takes me six to eight hours to transcribe. If the clients require detailed time stamps, I normally need two working days to get the transcription file done neatly.
Some clients might find out that it is not cheap to get professional writers to work on transcription. Well, if you want it cheap, you won’t get quality work. If you request for quality work, it is definitely not cheap.
Each dollar counts in business, so do transcription projects.
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