By Grant Solomon & Jane Solomon
Curator Post Reference: CP-00011
Intelligent Transcripts
An intelligent transcript (often called intelligent verbatim or clean verbatim) is a text record of spoken audio that has been cleaned up to improve readability and focus purely on the core message.
What Gets Removed
- Filler words: Verbal tics like "um," "uh," "ah," "like," and "you know".
- False starts: Sentences the speaker begins, stops, and restarts.
- Repetitions: Stutters or redundant phrasing that add no new meaning.
- Non-verbal sounds: Background noises or side chatter.
What Stays the Same
- The core message: The speaker's actual words, ideas, and overall meaning are strictly preserved.
- The natural tone: Slang, colloquialisms, and the general voice of the speaker remain intact without heavy rewriting or paraphrasing.
- Default AI output: Most automated speech-to-text tools naturally output an intelligent or clean transcript format.
