Train Otter to recognize your voice and automatically tag your name within the transcript.Teach Otter jargon, names, and any other vocabulary words to increase the accuracy of these terms.Speak clearly and naturally, at your normal conversational tone and pace.Place the microphone within three feet from the person speaking and refrain from moving or touching the device to avoid any unnecessary background noise.See Using a headset or headphones about limitations of using a headset. Use an external microphone or headset, rather than your computer or device's built-in microphone.Otter will not be able to distinguish when multiple people are speaking over each other, which may result in inaccuracies or the audio not being transcribed at all. Avoid overlapping dialog where speakers talk over one another.If Otter cannot distinguish what is being said because there is too much background noise, it may result in inaccuracies or the audio not being transcribed at all.

Background noise is generally the biggest factor in inaccurate transcriptions or missing audio. To increase the accuracy of Otter's transcription, follow these best practices: Otter provides the most accurate automated transcription for meetings, interviews, lectures, and other long-form conversations. How accurate is Otter's speech recognition? The result is a legible, speaker-labeled transcript with synchronized audio and text. Our speaker identification algorithm is powered by advanced machine learning that distinguishes and learns from just a few paragraphs you tag to create a voiceprint for each speaker.

Our speech-to-text engine supports English and works out of the box without requiring hours of personalized training with your voice. Otter is cloud-based and 100% AI-powered with no human transcribers involved.

How does Otter transcribe speech-to-text? The accuracy of voice transcription and recognition are the cornerstones of Otter.

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