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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in joining our General Transcription team!

This exam will test your ability to not only follow instructions and style guide requirements, but to transcribe an actual file audio as well.

You will need to use the LegalProofs Transcription Exam Guide, paying special attention to the style guide requirements when answering exam questions, as well as when transcribing the short audio file. (In most browsers, you should be able to right-click and open the PDF exam guide in a new tab.)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE BEGINNING THE EXAM:

Only ONE attempt per applicant.

As this exam requires transcription, please do NOT attempt to do the exam by phone.

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We are unable to accept residents of California or Massachusetts.

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Have you applied to us previously and failed?	Yes No

Further questions

It is not a requirement that you be located within the US; however, we do occasionally have clients that request transcribers reside in the US.

You must also have a PayPal account that can receive funds, so please be sure PayPal provides service to your location.

1.1 - Are you a resident of California or Massachusetts?
yes no
1.2 - Do you reside within the US? (All US residents are required to fill out a W-9 for tax purposes)
yes no

Correct/incorrect statements

Based on the Style Guide provided, please answer whether you consider the following to be correct or incorrect statements.

2.1 - We do not type repeated words.
correct incorrect
2.2 - Do use slang, includin' droppin' the G of the ends of words.
correct incorrect
2.3 - When transcribing non-English speech, use the correct accent/diacritical marks: ¿Cómo estás? or Frédéric François Chopin.
correct incorrect
2.4 - Tags should be in parentheses with no punctuation.
correct incorrect
2.5 - Only silences of 4 seconds or greater should be tagged with (silence).
correct incorrect
2.6 - If you're unsure of what was said, you may use a Guess tag, such as: (power cycling?).
correct incorrect
2.7 - If the speaker is making sounds to demonstrate a problem with their computer - "It's making a sound like whir whir meep pssh." - we need to represent that as accurately as possible in text.
correct incorrect
2.8 - Timestamps should be formatted as [hh:mm:ss].
correct incorrect
2.9 - For full verbatim, we transcribe everything we hear: filler words, crutch words, partial words, and repeated words.
correct incorrect
2.10 - The following tags are used for electronic sounds: (beep), (cutting), (keyboard), (tones).
correct incorrect
2.11 - I'm glad it's working out for you so far. (cutting) -come. And have a great day.

In the above sentence is the use of (cutting) correct?
correct incorrect
2.12 - On Wednesday, we wear well I wear pink unless I have well no I always wear it.

False starts follow the "just keep typing" philosophy, requiring no punctuation.
correct incorrect
2.13 - I'm fixin to go to the store. Did ya wanna come? I'm goin to get some food.

In the above sentence, is this the correct usage of slang?
correct incorrect
2.14 - In 2-Speaker files, use (unclear_dual) for all crosstalk, regardless of whether you can hear what the speakers are saying.
correct incorrect
2.15 - In 2-Speaker files, use (laughs) where laughter occurs, regardless of which speaker laughed.
correct incorrect
2.16 - Spell out all numbers and symbols as said by the speaker.
correct incorrect
2.17 - Tags should be capitalized.
correct incorrect
2.18 - You must put timestamps at every 30 seconds within the audio.
correct incorrect

Multiple choice questions

For the questions below, please select the best response from the choices available.

3.1 - If you can't make out a partial word...
Transcribe your best guess. Use (inaudible). Use a (guess?) tag. None of the above.
3.2 - Partial words should be transcribed as heard...
With no punctuation With one dash attached to the word With two dashes after the word Using (inaudible)
3.3 - What is the proper format for transcribing email addresses?
rainbowsandglitter987@unicornsarereal.com rain bows and glitter 987 @ unicornsarereal.com rainbows and glitter nine eight seven at unicorns are real dot com rainbows and glitter nine eight seven at unicornsarereal dot com
3.4 - Which list of words are acceptable for "yes" responses?
Yes: mm-hmm, ya-huh, uh-huh, yep, yeah, yes Yes: yep, ya huh, mm hmm, yeah, yes, uh huh Yes: mm-hmm, yes, uh huh, ya huh, yeah, yep None of the above.
3.5 - Which of the following are acceptable transcriptions, based on how they're said?
ASAP, NASA, F B I, My name is Fred, FRED. ASAP, NASA, A S A P, My name is Fred, F R E D. A S A P, N A S A, FBI, My name is Fred, F R E D. None of the above.
3.6 - If the audio includes speech, then heavy breathing and no speech for 3 seconds, and then keyboard sounds, the proper way to transcribe would be:
speech (breathing) (silence) (keyboard) speech (keyboard) speech (breathing) (keyboard) speech (silence) (keyboard)
3.7 - Timestamps should be placed at 30 second intervals: [00:00], [00:30], [01:00], [01:30], etc. HOWEVER,
Timestamps cannot cut into a word. Timestamps should be placed during sentence breaks of one second when possible. Timestamps aren't always possible at the exact 30 second intervals. All of the above.
3.8 - In the following scenario, when should timestamps be placed? Scenario: Speaker talks until 00:36 before there is a clear break, then Speaker talks until 00:56 where there is a clear break, and then there’s another break at 01:06. Speaker continues to talk and the next break is at 01:27 and speech ends at 01:47.
[00:36], [00:56], [01:27], [01:47] [00:00], [00:36], [00:56], [01:27] [00:00], [00:36], [01:06], [01:27], [01:47] [00:00], [00:36], [01:06], [01:27]
3.9 - I was, uh, walking to the, um, store and, er, I tripped over my own, ugh, foot.

Which of the following are acceptable spellings in the above sentence?
uh, um, er, ugh uh, um uh, um, ugh um, er, ugh
3.10 - I'm gunna go get ice cream. You wanna come? 'Cause you ain't ben out the house in weeks.

Which of the following are NOT acceptable spellings in the above sentence?
gunna, ben wanna, ain't All of the above. None of the above.
3.11 - Which of the following are transcribed correctly?

A. 5 dollars
B. press one then pound
C. 6 foot 5 inches
D. seven one three seven seven four thirty five thirty seven
E. hashtag iloveunicorns
F. one two three Lake Drive
G. four thirty-seven P.M.
A, C, E, G B, D, E, F B, D, F None of the above.
3.12 - Which of the following are transcribed correctly?

A. 6525 Rainbow Ln.
B. Dr. Oggie Fuggerman, M.D.
C. Seven o'clock, P.M.
B, C A, C All of the above. None of the above.
3.13 - Which of the following are transcribed correctly?

A. bye bye
B. right-hand corner
C. left hand side
D. co-own
E. up to date account
F. computer-aided
A, C, E B, D, F All of the above. None of the above.
3.14 - Which tags are used for vocal sounds?

A. (heavy breathing)
B. (Yawning.)
C. [inaudible]
D. (coughing)
E. (laughs)
F. (garbled)
G. (sneezed)
H. (vocal noise)
I. [Laughter.]
J. (not English)
K. (sigh)
L. (burping)
M. (snort)
A, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M B, C, I E, F, H, J, K All of the above.
3.15 - Place commas around:

A. Filler Words
B. Crutch Words
C Repeated Words
D. Partial Words
A B C D
3.16 - Identify the correctly spelled words for this project:

A. Alright
B. Email
C. Etc.
D. Online
E. Wi-Fi
F. A T and T
A, B, D, F B, D, F All of the above. None of the above.
3.17 - For 2-Speaker files, which is the correct speaker ID format?

A. Speaker_1:- Unicorns are real.
B. Speaker 2: You just keep telling yourself that.
C. Speaker_1: - I will. If I say it enough, it'll happen.
D. Speaker_2: Um, you're smart.
A B C D
3.18 - For 2-Speaker files, if you must break up a speaker's sentence due to crosstalk,
Use no punctuation. Use ellipses (...) at the end of the broken speech. Attach double-dashes to the word where speech is broken. None of the above.

Text questions

Before you start the audio transcription portion of the exam, just a couple more questions!

4.1 - How did you hear about LegalProofs? (Indeed, zipRecruiter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) If referred by a friend, please let us know their name so we can thank them! :)

4.2 - ARE unicorns real? :)

Transcription

Using the style guide provided to you, please transcribe the following audio by right-clicking and opening the audio in a new tab. Speaker IDs are NOT required; however, please do timestamp according to the instructions in the guide.

If you prefer, you can download the audio from the new tab and use it within the audio player of your choice and transcribe it in MS Word or an alternative program. Just please make sure to copy and paste your text into the box below.

(Free versions of transcription audio software can be found at either The FTW Transcriber or at ExpressScribe.)

5.1 - LegalProofs Exam Audio

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