What is general transcription?

General transcription focuses on all types of transcription except medical transcription. In this field, you may take dictation or transcribe conference calls, workshops, speeches, videos, lectures, phone messages, interviews, videos, or similar audio or video material to transform them into a typed format. To transcribe information, you usually use recording equipment and a word processing program. A general transcriptionist usually does not specialize in a specific field. You can take on a range of assignments from a variety of industries, except medicine and select legal work.