Transcription Skills for Business - Softcover

Meyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139280294 ISBN 13: 9780139280290

Publisher: Regents/Prentice Hall, 1993

Synopsis

The latest edition of this popular text/workbook now includes a comprehensive review of the basic language skills necessary for effective and productive machine transcription. The presentation is designed to motivate students to become proficient transcriptionists by providing them with realistic experience of transcribing from a wide variety of business communications. Readers gain an understanding of various types of organizations, including banking, insurance, agriculture, law, software, advertising, public service, utilities, airlines, medicine, and education. The book features updated terms and applications to reflect current office procedures and equipment, keyboarding tips, a word division guide sheet, examples, exercises, and tests.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This revision of a popular machine transcription package focuses on the transcription of standard business communications. Students transcribe over 100 communications from 20 different organizations.The text places heavy emphasis on language skills...

From the Back Cover:

This book presents business transcription skills with a heavy on language skills. It provides readers an opportunity to transcribe a variety of document styles in a wide range of businesses. It also includes Language Skill Tapes designed to improve weaknesses in grammar and punctuation. The fifth edition of Transcription Skills for Business has been revised to include additional information on transcription procedures; a greater emphasis on language development; proofreading exercises with common transcription mistakes; and a reference handbook containing grammar, punctuation, and formatting rules as well as important information about common city names, foreign words, international mail, and document formatting. A valuable reference book for any reader who wishes to improve his transcription skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: Regents/Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0139280294
• ISBN 13: 9780139280290
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 650