Byword: A blog by and for the TypeWell community

In 2005 I decided at the age of 54 to go back to college to finish a degree I began in 1969 and never completed….

Beginning in May 2020, we added some additional steps to the training process for new TypeWell transcribers: Following their completion of the Basic Skills Course,…

The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on our industry underscore the importance of flexibility in how employers can find and train new speech-to-text transcribers. So,…

We invite you to complete an impact survey about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on TypeWell transcribers, small business owners, and disability service coordinators….

In response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), colleges, schools, and businesses rushed to move their courses and meetings online. During this transition,…

Updated April 27, 2020 – Relief programs, financial assistance, and unemployment resources are available for those impacted by COVID-19. Below are some online resources to…

  NEW: Please complete our coronavirus impact survey online! Colleges, schools, and businesses are rushing to move their courses and meetings online, in response to…

When new customers ask, “How much do TypeWell real-time transcription services cost?” and we answer, “It depends,” we’re not trying to be vague or mysterious!…

When someone sends TypeWell a word suggestion to add to the abbreviation dictionary, I personally look up each word in a variety of dictionaries to…
Counter to what most people might think, minimizing keystrokes is not the only goal of the TypeWell abbreviation system. We also have to consider the…