How to Write a Book from a Podcast, Webinar or Online Summit
Ever wonder what the fastest way to write a book is? Hint: it’s not typing 200 words per minute and developing carpal tunnel.
In this video, Melanie Johnson and Jenn Foster, hosts of Elite Expert Insider Podcast and co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, share their secret weapons for transferring the thoughts in your head into written word. Be sure to give Elite’s video a “like” and hit that subscribe button if you found the information useful.
Video Transcript
Are you trying to write your next book but aren’t a proficient typer? Are you having issues in getting those words out from you brain down into the keyboard? Well, we’ve got good news for you today, because there’s a service out there that’s going to help you get your book from your head into your manuscript.
Our secret weapon is called Otter.ai and in their own words, “Otter makes transcribing your audio or video recording easy and economical. At the touch of a button, our team of transcriptionists take your audio or video recording and transcribes them to 99% accuracy. Simply upload your files or use our iPhone transcription app and get a complete transcript in as soon as 12 hours.”
Well, this is all well and good, but what does this have to do with writing your book without having to type it out? We know there’s a lot of you out there that aren’t able to quite use the keyboard. Put your hands up if you agree with us on this one. Are you a better talker than you are a typer? Well, we think that this service is for you.
What exactly does Otter.ai do? Let us go ahead and explain it to you.
Using Transcription to Write a Book
Essentially what you can do is record your video, be it on your mobile device or on your laptop or desktop and you’re going to upload those video files either to, say, YouTube or Vimeo or even send it directly to Otter, and what they’ll do is they’ll personally transcribe the entire thing, no matter how long it is or how short it is, they’ll handle it. Here’s the really cool thing. For most all of their services, it costs one dollar per minute of transcribing. Let’s repeat that for emphasis. For every minute you speak on video, it’s only a dollar for them to transcribe that. Now, we don’t know about you, but that’s pretty freaking stellar.
Now, what are you going to do with that transcribed manuscript? You can take that transcript and edit it into a full book. Boom, there you are. But Otter’s services doesn’t end at transcriptions. In fact, if you’re actually watching this YouTube video, we highly encourage that you hit the closed captioning on here because you’re going to see some of the results from using Otter.ai for their next service, captions, otherwise known as closed captioning.
Closed Captions
You hear this referred to quite a bit, closed captioning for the deaf or hard-of-hearing. But, I’m going to give you a startling fact. A lot of people on social media are typically flipping through a lot of their feeds. Closed captioning is an easy way for them to consume your content without having to turn the sound on. So, anybody that might actually be on a bus for commuting, or they’re just lying in bed at night and don’t want to disturb anybody, they’re able to consume your content, watch your video, and read the closed captioning. This is a win-win for anybody that wants to use Otter’s service.
Translation
Otter translates into over 30 different languages. It’s pretty startling that they cover that much and they personally vet every single one of their translators to make sure that they’re high quality and that the work that they put out is as accurate as possible. Though this service is a bit more expensive at about 25 cents per word for manuscripts, or $3 per minute of translated content on video, this could definitely pay off if you’re trying to reach a wider market.
About Melanie Johnson & Jenn Foster
Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson are each Wall Street Journal, USA Today, & #1 International Bestselling Authors. Together, they own and operate Elite Online Publishing, write, publish & market your book to build your business & brand. Jenn started in web development and over the last 15 years crafted her skills as an online digital marketer. She is the owner of Biz Social Boom Digital Marketing Agency and has helped hundreds of businesses become first-page news on major search engines. Melanie started, owned and operated two independent TV stations in Houston and Dallas, Texas. She’s an expert at media, marketing, and advertising. She has been in front of and behind the camera.
Both Jenn and Melanie have appeared on podcasts, radio, and television interviews. Each has been honored guests and panelists at many conferences around the country. They broadcast a weekly Podcast: Elite Expert Insider on iTunes, Spotify, and other favorite podcast channels. They are currently producing Season 5.
Whether you have your content set, or are still searching out which direction you want to write in, we recommend joining an Elite VIP Book Writing Day. Receive personalized, exclusive, and 1 on 1 mentorship from Melanie and Jenn, and make this book a reality!
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