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What the best captioning companies all have in common

Captioning companies solve particular and distinct problems, so the market for them is relatively small. But like most things in life, there is a range of professionalism, competence, and quality, even within this small industry. Good captioning companies get the job done, but great captioning companies go above and beyond. To spot one of the great ones, you need to look at the following three things…

Live Captioning for Conferences, Universities, and Learning Providers

With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of going away, our “new normal” will involve social distancing, greater hygienic practices, and a lot more people working from home or online. Unfortunately, these new norms will create even greater difficulties for deaf and hard of hearing people. The answer may lie in live captioning.

Live captioning for education and higher learning

For deaf and hard of hearing students, lectures can be more than a challenge. It’s difficult enough trying to hear someone in a crowded lecture hall, but add in other factors like background noise, low-quality microphones, or difficult subject matter, and even those without hearing problems struggle. Luckily, there is a simple solution to the problem – live captioning.

Stenographer, palantypist, and transcriptionist – what’s the difference?

When you think of a stenographer, you probably picture someone sitting in a courtroom, frantically typing out everything that’s being said, but this is just a simplified version we see on TV. In reality, it’s more complicated than that, and once people start using words like typist, palantypist, and transcriptionist, then things really start to get confusing.