Tag: desk job

Improving Your Typing Speed

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Typing fast is one thing. Typing fast and accurately? That can be difficult. If you are a transcriptionist, generally you will get faster the more you type and work on transcripts. A fast and accurate typing speed takes practice as any skill does. Aside from typing transcripts, there is one website I enjoy going to for typing practice. It tells you your WPM (words per minute) and your accuracy.
If you want to practice your typing or are simply curious to see what your typing speed is, take a look at this website: Free Typing Test

 

 

Comment below what your WPM is, I am curious to see what it is!

Remote Work: Creating a Productive Workspace

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Remote work is great. It gives you flexibility and allows you to work from the comfort of your home. However, it can also create distractions because it is at your home. It takes more effort to stay focused and motivated and sometimes, depending on the home and family, it can be loud! So, how do you stay productive and focused while working in the comfort of your home?
For some simple and helpful tips, read this article: Home Office

A Day in the Life of a New Transcriptionist: Behind the Scenes

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The picture above is my little aloe vera house plant that is sitting on my home office windowsill. I water it whenever the soil looks moderately dry. A day in my life is nothing crazy, but if you decide to read through this, thank you!

 

Morning

First thing in the morning, I do some exercise and then brew some coffee. After the coffee is brewed, I sit down in the quiet of my living room and write my prayers and read the Bible. I then have breakfast and get to work.

The first thing I do for work is check LinkedIn. Normally there are no notifications of importance, so this only takes a moment. I then create an advertisement on Microsoft Designer for my transcription business and I then post my ad on LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Facebook. After that, I start writing my blog posts for the week. I always schedule my blog posts for Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the images that I put in my posts, I usually go to a free stock photos website. This blog has a picture that I took myself though.

After I create my blogs for the week, I post them early on the Earful Edits website and put a link to the early blog posts on LinkedIn. As the blogs are automatically uploaded to Blogger, I repost the blogs on LinkedIn and post them on Facebook and Pinterest as well.

Afternoon

Once all the blog posts are written and posted, it is usually about lunchtime. After lunch, I check my work email for any potential client emails. I have not gotten any client emails yet since I started my business, so I normally practice my typing after briefly checking my email to build my typing speed. I have still been averaging 60 wpm (words per minute) but am hoping it’ll get faster with time. A lot of times I will also scroll LinkedIn and react to other people’s posts and comment on them to help with my networking.

After practicing my typing and do some networking, I go and practice the piano on my keyboard in the home office. I usually practice the piano for about 30 minutes at a time. After that, I go and prep dinner for when my husband and I get home in the evening. Then I go to my part time job at the music studio.

Evening

After work and dinner, I sometimes practice the piano again for another 30 minutes and then relax for the rest of the night. With the exception of some tidying around the apartment.

This is my normal daily routine. If and when I get some regular clients, I will do another post like this. I’m sure it will change! If you read this far… I hope you enjoyed!

Transcription Technology: AI

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Although I do not use AI for my transcription services personally, it can be very useful for saving time. It can also be bad due to AI not always being accurate. Take a look at this article to learn more about AI in the transcription world: AI Transcription

Self-Care Strategies for Desk Jobs

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One thing I have always struggled with while working is taking breaks. I get in the zone and 3 hours have passed without me realizing it. For those of you who work at a desk job and struggle to take care of yourself properly, this is for you! Here are some self-care tips for the workplace and at home!
1. Take a break every 30 minutes to an hour. 

 

Something that I love to use is the pomodoro technique. This is primarily because the videos I find have nice music and alarms, so I don’t forget to stop for a moment to give myself a brain break. If you don’t know what the pomodoro technique is, it is when you take a 5-minute break every 25 minutes. After you do that 4 times, you take a longer break that is usually about 30 minutes. Check out this pomodoro video if you want to try it out: Lofi Girl – Pomodoro

2. Stretch during your breaks/ get up and move around. 

Sitting down all day can be hard on your body. It makes you stiff. When it’s time to take a break, get up and do some stretches! You can also stretch while sitting down. For some good stretch ideas, check out the following link: Stretches for Desk Jobs

3. Stay hydrated. 

I know, you’ve probably heard this a million times from others, but it really is important. Keep a water bottle at your work space. You don’t have to chug it and drink a gallon, but keep some water at your desk as a reminder to drink some water. Staying hydrated can help with your energy levels and keep you healthy and feeling well in general.

4. Let your work stay at work. 

Once the work day is over, let it be over. I know it’s easy to keep working even after your hours are up. Emails keep popping up and texts keep coming through. Silence your phone or just your work notifications after your work day is up. This will help keep you from burning out and help you be more present at home.

5. Listen to music.

If you are able to focus while listening to music, I would highly recommend it. It makes the work more enjoyable and the hours go by faster. It also is just relaxing!

I hope these tips are helpful, and if you do try them out, let me know how it goes!

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Earful Edits offers fast, accurate, and affordable transcription of interviews, seminars, meetings, videos, lectures, sermons, focus groups, medical, legal, or any other recorded event.

Contact

Jamie Hendricks

Email: earfuledits@gmail.com

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"In the transcribing and the editing, you want some retention of how the person speaks - you don't want to edit out all of the hesitations and idiosyncrasies. And to get people to say something they've never said before. That's big." ~ Sheila Heti