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Audio Recording Tips for General Transcriptions

If you are planning to record an interview, a conference, a class, etc., then you should take some extra small steps that will guarantee your audio will be easier to understand and also, less expensive to transcribe.

Turn off all electronic devices that may interrupt the conversation or cause background noise. These include fans, air conditioning [...]

Ver Caricaturas en Inglés

Si estás aprendiendo o intentando mejorar tu inglés, probablemente has intentado ver películas o la tele en inglés. Estoy segura que muchos de ustedes han puesto la tele en un canal de inglés sólo para darse cuenta que ni entendiste lo básico. Los programas en inglés son hechos para hablantes de inglés adultos, y por [...]

Lenguajero Audiocast Contest – Create, Participate, & Win!

Lenguajero is a great new web site where you can post your own writings which will be reviewed by native speakers, ask and answer questions in the forums, and most importantly CHAT live with native speakers! You can see a list of people currently online, their native language, if they have a [...]

Ads Requesting Your Phone Number

Be careful with your phone number, especially when an ad requests it. You may have seen the ad, “What’s Your IQ?” on Facebook. Well, you have to write in your phone number and by doing so you are subscribing to something (God only knows what) that will charge you a monthly subscription fee on your [...]

7 Reasons to Tutor Online

Here is a list of seven reasons to become an online tutor. Please feel free to let me know if I missed any reasons!

It’s very rewarding! – Teaching someone else just feels good. If you have the heart of a teacher, you know what I mean! A student who needs tutoring needs it because they [...]

Free Audio & Video Transcription Software Reviews

If you are in search for a FREE digital audio or video transcription software and don’t know which to choose, you’ve come to the right place. Below I’ve outlined three audio transcription softwares that you can download absolutely free. I have tired out all three and have listed the pros and cons of each. If [...]

7 Razones para Transcribir tu Audio & Video

Proveer un formato de texto de tu video o audio ayudara a transmitir tu información a más fuentes de búsqueda, lo que conllevara a más tráfico a tu sitio en internet o blog. Aquí tienes varias razones para tener tus archivos de audio y video transcritos:

Errores Comunes de Transcripciones de Español

Baja este artículo de errores comunes de transcripción en PDF aquí.
Tildes – No se los olvides
El error más grande de todos son las tildes. Hay una gran diferencia entre, “Si soy  tu profesora,” y “Sí, soy tu profesora.”
Sí o Si
“Si” lleva acento cuando se utiliza como el opuesto de “no” y cuando va con “mismo.” [...]

How to Be a Successful EduWizardS Tutor

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EduWizardS for me is where it all began! A little more than a year ago I started looking for ways to teach and tutor Spanish online. I signed up for several different tutoring web sites, and from the multitude, EduWizardS is the only one where the students [...]

Christmas In Basque Country, Spain

Christmas in Basque Country is celebrated similar to how it’s celebrated in the rest of Spain. However, in Basque Country there is a coal worker, the Olentzero, that lives in the mountains and brings toys to the good little girls and boys. He doesn’t live in the North Pole like Santa Claus, and he’s not as plump [...]