It’s a seductive value proposition: focus on the conversation, on the people at the meeting. Instead of taking meeting notes by hand, transcription offers a handy (and hands-free) alternative. That kind of speed and efficiency are exactly why many professionals turn to meeting transcription software and apps to do their note-taking in meetings.

Despite typing 90+ words per minute, voice typing is still faster.

I’ve charted my typing speed versus dictation by tracking word counts over 50+ writing sessions. Why am I transcribing audio instead of typing? I write almost 50% faster by voice than by finger. Siri, ever dutiful, transcribes my words and punctuation just as quickly as I speak them, and with few errors. There’s no question that we’re living in a golden age of audio transcription.Įven as I write this article, I’m not even typing.