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Transcript and Summary Writing

Writing minutes or a meeting summary requires a real understanding of what is being said, as well as total concentration on the task of note-taking, which is rarely compatible with participating in the discussion.

Also, to be effective, meeting minutes and summaries must be circulated without delay after your event. So what if we were to do the writing for you?

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What if we were to do the writing for you?

The advantages of a professional document writing agency

Clear range of services

We offer a range of services so that the document you receive meets all your requirements in terms of volume and style. Depending on what you need, we’ll guide you towards: Verbatim transcript, Clean transcript, Standard summary, Brief summary, Executive summary 

Our writers work on site, remote or from your recordings

Our writers are able to produce minutes and summaries, however your meeting is organised: in-person, virtually, or work from your recordings.

Deadlines to suit your needs

We know that the delivery deadline for your document is a key factor in the organisation of your meeting. This is why we adapt to your needs by nailing our deadline to yours.  

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All events and meetings deserves a summary

When do you need to have minutes taken or a summary written?

Meetings
The time you spend in meetings must not be time wasted: it is therefore important to be able to remember the content of discussions and capitalize on it in subsequent meetings, or social medias.

Events
The time invested in preparing an event (a seminar, congress, press conference, etc.) justifies converting the content into a written document so you can keep the event alive after the day, by circulating the minutes or summary to your attendees, to the press, or publishing it on your website 

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Why entrust your minute taking to Acolad?

Professional writers

We have a team of writers with an average of 9 years’ experience:

  • Writers available throughout all countries

  • Writers with degrees from top universities and who are trained to our methodology

  • Neutrality, confidentiality and discretion of our employees working on site

Multilingual documents

Although we write mainly in English , our writers regularly carry out assignments in other languages. For example, depending on what the client has requested, they write a document in French, in English, or a bilingual document. We can also take care of translating your document into other languages if necessary.

Neutral and impartial writers

Actively listening throughout your meeting, our writers nevertheless maintain complete discretion. They are neutral and impartial, both in their behavior and in the writing of your document.

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ISO 9001:2015 certification

With the satisfaction of our clients in mind, and constantly seeking to improve quality, we started the process to obtain ISO 9001:2015 certification for our services in 2017. Involving all the company’s departments, obtaining certification is a long-term process. It is granted exclusively to companies that demonstrate effective and documented service quality protocols applied to continuous improvement and customer communication.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is a Verbatim Transcript?

The Verbatim Transcript is a word-for-word reproduction of spoken content. Every audible utterance is recorded in text, including ums and uhs. Proper names that can be discerned but for which the spelling is uncertain are spelled out and noted as “[phonetic].” Unintelligible segments are noted as “ - - ” or [inaudible]. The Verbatim transcript captures everything that is said in the way it is said using the lightest editorial touch.  You will receive the most comprehensive account of your meeting.

What is a Clean Transcript?

The Clean Transcript is a cleaner verbatim transcript. It eliminates all unnecessary hesitations, restarts, pauses and grammatical errors that are common in speech. The elimination of unnecessary speech enhances readability of the final document and ensures clarity on the page, making it a publishable but detailed record of proceedings.

What is a Standard Summary?

In the Standard Summary, most secondary information is eliminated from the text. Emphasis is placed on highlighting the speaker’s main points. Information not central to the speaker’s main points (digressions, tangents, superfluous illustrative examples, etc.) is eliminated.

What is a Brief Summary?

In the Brief Summary, all secondary information is removed, leaving the main points and the most salient information. Clients can raise beforehand what issues and themes are most important so that these can be brought out in the document.

What is an Executive Summary?

In the Executive Summary, only the information at the heart of the speaker’s message is retained. All other information is suppressed, leaving an overview similar to meeting minutes.

What about typing?

Are you looking for an on-site professional note taker or someone to type up printed text in a digital format? Don’t hesitate to contact us: the Acolad writing services team can help.