We recently spoke to a long-standing client - a chartered surveyor working within a large organisation.
Like many companies, they’ve been encouraged to use speech to text technology wherever possible.
The goal is simple:
Improve efficiency
Reduce reliance on outsourced services
Speed up document production
But when we asked how it was going, his response was:
“Mixed results.”
To be fair, speech to text does have its place.
For this particular surveyor, it works reasonably well for:
When formatting isn’t important and accuracy doesn’t need to be perfect, it can be a useful tool.
However, the challenges quickly appear when the work becomes more complex.
He explained that issues arise with:
And, most importantly:
Consistency
Even small errors can:
While speech to text is intended to save time, the reality can be different.
Instead of simply dictating and sending, the process often becomes:
The result? More time spent than expected.
What we’re increasingly seeing is a blended workflow:
This allows surveyors to:
For anything client-facing or detailed, accuracy and presentation are critical.
That’s where professional transcription makes the difference.
At BackupTyping, we:
So you don’t have to spend time fixing mistakes
Speech to text can be useful for simple tasks, but many professionals experience “mixed results” when using it for detailed or technical documents. A hybrid approach often delivers the best balance of speed and accuracy.
If you’re finding speech to text isn’t quite delivering the results you expected BackupTyping is here to support you.
BackupTyping is a chartered surveying specialist audio transcription and document production company working with a variety of clients from large corporations to small niche companies, all receiving the same high quality and fast service from a team of audio typists who worked at senior levels in chartered surveying organisations.
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