Timestamping Types

Major rules

1. If we cannot hear what word is being said, we mark that as inaudible or unintelligible and specify the time.
   • Use [inaudible 00:00:00] when it is impossible to hear what is being said due to interferences in the audio.
   • Use [unintelligible 00:00:00] when you cannot understand what is being said due to the speaker's manner of speech, accent, et cetera.
2. In general, short and logical, grammatically correct sentences are preferred. When a speaker is using conjunctions like 'and', 'so', or 'but' to connect longer stretches of thought, it's often a good idea to create sentence divisions in those places. Also, don't forget to cut out the conjunctions in those places when they're not necessary.
3. Longer speeches are separated into smaller paragraphs.
4. We do not correct errors made by the speakers. We use [sic] instead. For example: "All of my childrens [sic] are in school".
5. Everything with a time-stamp, (e.g. [unintelligible 00:04:24]; [inaudible 00:02:24]) should be bolded.
6. Speaker labels
   • If there is more than one speaker, their names (if they are provided by the client) at used. If not – we mark them as "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" and so on.
   • If we cannot identify who exactly is speaking, add a question mark before the speaker label. For example, ?Speaker 2, ?Interviewee 3.
   • Speaker labels are written in bold, followed by a colon and a space. Never use the Tab button, only one click of the Space button.
   EXAMPLE:
   Mark: Hello.

   Speaker 1: Some text.
   Speaker 2: Some more text.
7. We italicize film, book, magazine, song titles, as well as artworks, plays, TV and radio programs, foreign expressions et cetera. Example: I watched an episode of Seinfeld the other day.
   NOTE: There is no need to italicize social media sites, company names. If a speaker spells a word or a name, do this: My name is Anna. A-N-N-A.
   • Percentages should be written as "%". Example: 2%, 50%. But if the speaker says "A small percentage of the responders", never replace "percentage" by "%".
   • Always write links like this: www.facebook.com/clientpage. Never write them like this: w w w dot facebook dot com slash client page.
   • Use international monetary symbols to mark currency (in most cases). Do this: $50, €155. Standard abbreviations (USD, EUR) are also acceptable.
   • DO NOT spell out amounts. Right: $195. Wrong: a hundred and 95 dollars.
   • Proper nouns: Article III of the Constitution, Genesis 1:1.