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    Free Online Typing Tests for Transcription

    Improve Your Skills Before You Apply

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    By Laureen Miles Brunelli
    Updated January 06, 2019

    Transcription is a lucrative way for someone with good typing skills to earn cash from home, but how does your speed measure up? And, there’s more to this than just typing. There are many different types of transcription, each requiring different typing speeds, training and other skills, such as excellent spelling and good listening ability.

    These transcription opportunities include everything from data entry, which usually accepts the slowest typing speeds and pays to least, to real-time captioning, which might require speeds as fast as 300 words per minute and pays accordingly. Knowing how fast you can type is important in knowing how much you can earn!

    The websites listed below will help you practice your skills and determine your abilities and navigate the market for legitimate home transcription work. These sites are free but be wary of sales pitches in Google ads or on websites that try to sell you certification or classes to improve your skills.

    Prepare Before You Apply to Typing Jobs

    Most companies with transcription jobs screen candidates with a sometimes lengthy application process, so it can be disappointing to go through the process only to be rejected because your typing skills are too slow. These online typing tests and practice files can give you an idea of how fast you transcribe audio. You can use them to check if your skills are up to the job's requirements or to gauge if your typing skills are improving.

    Also, though there are many online typing tests on the Internet, these particular tests are geared toward transcriptionists, rather than students. While these tests are free, keep in mind that the websites they are on may be selling software, classes or other services that may not be of value. Use the tests but always keep an eye out for the signs of a scam.

     

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    StenoSpeed.com

    This site is full of useful information for experienced transcriptionists. Its sound files are dictated files that range in speed from 40 to 230 words per minute. Most files are about five minutes long. There are letters and other general transcription tasks as well as medical and legal transcription files. Stenographers can connect their machines to their computers and practice using the files too.

     

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    Listen and Write

    It takes a little time to make sense of this site. However, it has many audio files (mostly from Voice of America radio programs) that can be typed directly into its interface so that it can score your speed. If you sign up and log in, it will keep track of your progress. And while the site has files at a wide range of levels, it is essentially geared toward beginners and English language learners.

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    Express Scribe Practice Transcription Files

    Popular transcription software maker provides several files (medical, legal and general) for practice on its software. The software is free to download, and there are PDFs of the completed transcription to check your work, but there is no timing mechanism to check your speed.

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    Transcription Companies

    •  Aberdeen Captioning
    • iDictate
    • AccuTran Global
    • Scribie

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