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Businesses in the UK spend a total of 13 days per year in meetings – Yikes!

And if the meeting duration is that high, just imagine what the figure for transcribing the minutes looks like – Double yikes!

Having record of what is discussed and by whom in meetings is essential in many lines of work: The police force, HR departments and journalism, are just a few examples.

Typically, that responsibility would fall upon a dedicated minute taker or a PA or secretary; Often typing by hand in real time. And anyone who has ever taken minutes in a meeting will have pondered the question: “Surely there is a better way?”

Well, there is! And it’s called Philips Multi-Speak (within SpeechLive). Allow us to explain…

What is Philips Multi-Speak?

Philips SpeechLive is a dictation, transcription and real-time speech recognition software. However, it also has an in-built meeting transcription feature called multi-speak.

Multi-speak transcribes meetings with up to 10 people automatically – All you need is a listening device (such as a voice recorder or table mic), SpeechLive and a speech-to-text licence!

All you need to do is upload the audio file to the system, and in a few moments you will have a clear text document outlining the meeting contents and who said what.

So much easier than typing it all by hand, right?

Features of Multi-Speak that you’ll love

  • Speaker diarisation: As mentioned above, Multi-Speak is able to distinguish between different speakers in the meeting, allowing for a clear transcript.
  • Audio segmentation: The audio can be separated into smaller segments according to each speaker.
  • Content search: Sift through your meeting content by searching for specific words.
  • Accessibility: Transcripts can be easily shared, edit and removed, making detailed information accessible to staff/the recipient promptly.
SpeechLive multi-speak window showing the speech recognition engine and a drop-down selection of 1-10 speakers.

But what about data security?

Philips SpeechLive adheres to strict security regulations, including GDPR, CCPA and ISO. Transcripts are stored on Microsoft Azure servers.

More information on this available upon request.

Do you think Philips multi-speak could be helpful for your organisation? Try it free for 14-days and find out!

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