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  1. How speech-to-text works, in plain English

    How software turns a recording of someone talking into written words, and what the main parts of a transcription tool do.

  2. Why transcripts get words wrong

    Why speech-to-text misses names, accents, jargon and people talking over each other, and which factors affect accuracy.

  3. Live dictation or recorded audio: what is the difference?

    Typing by voice and transcribing a saved meeting recording both turn speech into text, but the two modes work differently.

  4. Speaker labels and timestamps explained

    How a transcription tool marks who said what and when, what diarization means, and why the labels can be wrong.

  5. Recording tips that give clearer transcripts

    What to change about microphones, rooms and audio files before you upload a recording, based on makers' own guidance.

  6. Privacy questions to ask before uploading audio

    Where a recording goes, how long it's kept, and what should stay out of a transcription tool, with questions to check in the maker's documents.

  7. How to read a transcription tool's documentation

    Which parts of a maker's pricing, limits and language pages matter for transcription tools, and how to check how recent they are.