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The Imperative Role of Transcription in Modern Business Strategy

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In today’s fast-paced business environment, transcription has become an essential resource. By converting spoken words into text, it boosts communication and documentation. Furthermore, transcription offers many benefits, such as increased meeting efficiency, reduced legal risks, improved accessibility, and enhanced content marketing. Let’s examine why transcription is crucial for modern businesses. Whilst transcription plays an imperative …

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Cut Costs: Outsourcing to Offset National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Increases. A blog post by OutSec the UK's leading online transcription company

Cut Costs: Outsourcing to Offset NICs Increases

Business Insights, Corporate Division

In recent weeks, the UK’s tax policy has sparked widespread debate. The government had pledged not to raise taxes for working people. This promise specifically covered National Insurance Contributions (NICs), income tax, and VAT. However, the Chancellor’s latest budget announced significant changes to employer NICs. These changes will affect businesses nationwide. The rate of employer …

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How to Create Written Content that Converts

Business Insights, Corporate Division

Great content is about getting noticed and to get noticed you need to communicate and grab your audience’s attention. Ultimately, communication is the key to success in any business. Whether you are selling a product, a service or an idea, you need to communicate clearly and persuasively with your potential customers. However, if you’ve ever …

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How Outsourcing Secretarial Functions Can Save Your Business Costs. A blog post by OutSec the UK's leading online transcription company

How Outsourcing Transcription Can Save Your Business Money

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Many businesses today are looking for ways to reduce their operational costs and improve their efficiency. One of the areas that can offer significant savings is the secretarial or typing function. Benefits of Outsourcing Transcription By outsourcing these tasks to a professional transcription company, you can enjoy many benefits, such as: 1. Helps You Increase Productivity …

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Risks of Using Speech Recognition for Transcription of Confidential Data

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Automated speech recognition (ASR) is a technology that can convert spoken words into text. However, automated speech recognition poses significant risks for the privacy and security of the data it processes. Especially, when it involves confidential or sensitive information. Data Breaches by Major Tech Companies In recent years, several major tech companies have faced public backlash …

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How Can I Achieve Better Transcripts From My Typist?

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Here at OutSec, we are often asked: how can I achieve better transcripts from my PA, my secretary or my outsourced typist. So here are our top tips for better dictation: 1. Silence is Golden Background noises can make transcribing digital dictations difficult. This is just a fact. So it is useful to ensure you have the …

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO): How to Write for the Web

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If you want to reach more people online, you need to know how to write for the web. Writing for the web is not the same as writing for print or academic purposes. You need to consider how search engines and users will find, read, and interact with your content. This is where SEO and …

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Working From Home Without Losing Your Mind!

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Working from home can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you have more flexibility and comfort. One core element of many of the apparent benefits of remote working is increased autonomy, from a worker’s perspective. When people feel they have more control over their lives and situation, they’re invariably happier, less …

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Legal Procurement: Are your search, source and procure days over? A blog post by OutSec the UK's leading online transcription company

Legal Procurement: Are your Search, Source & Procure Days Over?

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OutSec the UK’s online leading transcription company looks at an innovative way that one firm, Taborns, is looking to address the future of legal procurement. So has legal service procurement changed? Has your days of search, source and procure over – and how do you ensure you get value? Business Leading Change It was the global …

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Take a Business Fiscal Check-Up

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As the New Year approaches, now is a good time to take stock and do a business fiscal check-up. Here are our top five top tips: 1. Budgeting in Business Business budgeting is a simple way to control business spending and increase savings. Be realistic about making a budget. Many people are prone to create …

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