7 quick reasons why you should transcribe and caption your webinars

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7 QUICK REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD TRANSCRIBE AND
CAPTION YOUR WEBINARS
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Introduction
Webinars are here to stay thanks to the internet.
Web conferences can be conducted in one place and
the participants can be in any nook and corner of
the world and still attend/participate from the
confines of their home or from their vacation
spot or even while traveling.
Be it a business conference, class discussion,
presentation of a medical breakthrough or even a
tutorial, webinar comes to the rescue. It is
necessary to provide a transcript of the webinar
videos as it can be used as a ready reckoner, an
immediate source of reference for the end user.
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Advantages Of Transcribing And Captioning Webinar
Videos
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Includes viewers with hearing disability
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Facilitates easy comprehension
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Native language not English
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Environments too noisy and where silence is golden
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Increase in business leads for SEO
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Translation into any language
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E-Learning
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Includes Viewers With Hearing Ability
Introducing captions in Webinar videos will be of
great help to the hearing disabled.
The audio and caption will be in sync thereby
making it easier for them to read and follow the
event or discussion.
An additional provision of a transcript can be
used by them as a reference at a later time.
Viewership will definitely expand. By United
States law it is mandatory to provide transcript
and caption for the webinar videos.
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Facilitates Easy Comprehension
Webinars with transcript and captions will help
the audience to understand easily especially in
online learning. When we hear and read
simultaneously the brain grasps and remembers
better.
Native Language Not English
Webinar videos with captions and transcripts will
make viewers with minimal knowledge of English to
take an interest in the video as they can read
and listen and improve their English and
vocabulary. The audience may even find it
difficult to understand the accent in such a case
captions is a boon.
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Environments Too Noisy And Where Silence Is
Golden
In a crowded noisy environment like in a mall or
in a library where silence is a must thanks to
captions and transcripts you can participate in a
webinar.
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Increase In Business Leads For Seo
Webinars with transcripts increase traffic in
search results as transcripts contain keywords
your audience is looking for and optimizes search
engine strategy. Provision of transcripts is
highly favored by professionals on the go.
Translation Into Any Language
Webinars with captions in a foreign language can
be viewed by people from non-English speaking
countries. Language is no more considered a
barrier.
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E-Learning
Webinars with captions an added advantage for
students makes learning easy as it improves their
vocabulary helps in note taking, comprehension
and clarifies their doubts. Students also prefer
transcripts as it can be used as a reference tool.
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