Resources
Guides and articles on transcription, meeting notes, and getting the most out of your recordings.
October 7, 2026
How to Remove Filler Words From a Transcript Fast
Listently's Pro filler-word toggle hides um, uh, and similar from the on-screen transcript and every export in one click, without editing the original
October 5, 2026
How to Annotate Meeting Transcripts: 5-Color Review
Use Listently's Pro highlight-and-comment tools to mark transcript passages in five colors and attach private notes before a summary goes out.
October 2, 2026
How to Transcribe UX Research Interviews for Synthesis
Transcribe usability sessions and customer interviews, rename participant speakers for clean quotes, and export to Word for affinity mapping.
September 30, 2026
How to Transcribe Legal Client Calls for Case Files
Upload the recording, get a speaker-labeled transcript, fix names and terms, then export to Word or PDF for the file — as documentation, not a certified
September 28, 2026
AI Transcription Accuracy: 5 Factors That Decide It
AI transcription in 2026 hits the mid-to-high 90s on clean audio and drops into the 80s on noisy multi-speaker recordings — here's what actually moves the
September 25, 2026
How to Batch Transcribe Multiple Files: 10 at Once
Batch transcribe multiple audio files by dropping up to 10 at a time on Listently Pro, versus one file at a time on Free — here's the full workflow.
September 23, 2026
How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording (Step-by-Step)
Find your saved Zoom, Teams, or Meet recording file, upload the MP4 or M4A, and rename SPEAKER_00 to real names before exporting.
September 21, 2026
Zoom vs In-Person Interview Recording: Which Wins
Zoom's separate audio tracks beat a single in-person mic for transcription accuracy — here's what to configure in Zoom, on phone, and in person.
September 18, 2026
Transcribe Audio From a Google Drive Link: No Download
Paste a Google Drive share link into Listently and it fetches the file directly — no downloading to your laptop, then re-uploading. Here's the exact setup.
September 16, 2026
How to Transcribe Audio in Another Language (2026)
Transcribe audio in another language by uploading the file as-is: the transcript comes back in the spoken language, with automatic speaker labels.
September 14, 2026
How to Reduce Background Noise Recording: 7 Fixes
Reduce background noise when recording by picking a small soft-furnished room, moving the mic within 6-12 inches of the speaker, and killing HVAC before
September 11, 2026
What Teams Get Wrong About AI Meeting Summaries
AI meeting summaries attribute speakers by reading the diarized transcript — rename a speaker and the summary uses the real name everywhere.
September 11, 2026
How to Interview Someone: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical walkthrough of interviewing: set one objective, research first, sequence your questions, listen actively, and handle evasive answers.
September 9, 2026
How to Transcribe Qualitative Interviews for Coding
Turn recorded research interviews into speaker-labeled Word transcripts ready for NVivo, ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, or manual coding — with anonymized participant
September 7, 2026
How to Set Up Custom Vocabulary: Fix Names & Jargon
Save recurring names, acronyms, and jargon to a custom vocabulary list once, and every future transcript spells them correctly automatically.
September 4, 2026
How to Create an SRT File From Video (Step-by-Step)
Transcribe the video, fix names and jargon in the transcript, then export SRT or VTT — here's the full process and when to use each format.
September 2, 2026
9 Ways to Improve Transcription Accuracy Before You Record
Nine recording-setup changes — mic distance, file format, per-speaker tracks, room noise, and custom vocabulary — that raise transcription accuracy before
August 31, 2026
Listently Free vs Pro: When You'll Hit the Wall
Listently Free gives you 3 transcriptions a day at 30 minutes each; Pro removes those caps for $8.99/mo annually. Here's exactly when Free stops working.
August 26, 2026
How to Turn a Podcast Episode Into Show Notes
Transcribe your episode, rename the host and guest so the AI summary attributes points correctly, then export Word, PDF, and SRT for publishing.
August 22, 2026
Does Transcription Software Train AI on Your Audio?
Some transcription services train models on uploaded audio, some don't. Here's how to read a vendor's data policy and what Listently does instead.
August 22, 2026
Multi-Speaker Transcription: 7 Rules for Accuracy
Multi-speaker transcription is accurate when the recording separates voices cleanly — here are seven rules that fix diarization errors before they happen.
August 19, 2026
How to Transcribe an Interview: A Practical Guide
Record clean audio with one mic per speaker, upload the file to a transcription tool, label the speakers, fix names and terms, then export to Word, PDF, or SRT.
August 19, 2026
Listently vs TurboScribe vs Otter.ai: A Real Comparison
Listently suits file uploads with strict privacy, TurboScribe suits bulk batches, and Otter.ai suits live meeting capture — here's how their limits compare.
August 19, 2026
Meeting Notes vs Transcript: Which One You Need
A transcript is the full verbatim record; meeting notes are a short interpreted summary. Use transcripts when exact wording matters, notes when decisions do.