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Gail Short
Freelance Writer In Birmingham, Alabama
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Why I Record My Interviews

3/25/2016

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Whenever I interview people, I always use a digital recorder. Why? Because I can't do shorthand. My handwriting is too awful.

And even though I'm a pretty fast typist, I'm not fast enough to take accurate notes while the person is talking. 

Accuracy is important to me, so I use a recorder. Although listening to the playback takes time, I've learned to simply listen for the quotes I want to use rather than transcribing the entire interview. It's faster that way.

That's what I did when I interviewed the leaders at several chambers of commerce around the state for Business Alabama Magazine.  Read the full article here.

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