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The third edition of Tiro is out now and packed with interest for professionals involved in speech-to-text reporting. This month’s authors explore topics from peer and customer feedback to the [...]

EDITORIAL Eero Voutilainen:Between Two Worlds ARTICLES Henk-Jan Eras:Improving the quality of parliamentary reporting: from peer review to ensuring customer satisfaction Helen Fraser:How [...]

In our daily and professional life, the word “quality” is often used as a synonym for “excellence” or “high standard”. If the word “quality” is used to define a job, it usually means that this [...]

I am writing this from a desk in my bedroom while the House of Lords sits as a hybrid debating Chamber ­ some Members physically present, most contributing remotely via Zoom. Over a year into our [...]

On 12 March 2020, the Finnish Government declared a national state of emergency and adopted crisis legislation. The Parliament also deployed many restrictions and preventive measures. No more [...]

That was then… A typical day in the life of a freelance real-time stenographer, whether working locally or internationally, used to be: do your prep for the upcoming assignment. Book flights, [...]

Introduction As the live streaming and video sharing of events such as lectures and meetings becomes commonplace, the demand for captioning is ever increasing. In this context, our group in the [...]

Introduction Every shorthand scientist dreams of a library comprising each and every shorthand paper published on this planet. A clear step towards this shorthand paradise is building a digital [...]

The Official Report, also known as Hansard, in the House of Commons has built up its training course for new reporters over many years, evolving practice and elements in the light of experience. [...]

Introducing forensic transcription In this article, I introduce a form of transcription that may be unfamiliar to Tiro readers: transcription of forensic audio. Forensic audio is spoken language [...]