![]() So what I do instead is lean on YouTube to get a first draft of a transcript, and then I tidy it up by hand. If I have to do it myself, writing a new transcript is a lot of work, and slows down posting the slides. Some conferences have live captioning (a human speech-to-text reporter transcribing everything I say, as I write it), which does the hard work for me! That’s great, and those transcripts are very high quality – but not every event does this. ![]() A transcript is a more accurate reflection of what I said on the day. I might add or remove something at the last minute, make subtle changes based on the mood of the audience, or make a reference to a previous session that wasn’t in my original notes. I share a transcript rather than pre-prepared notes because I often ad lib the content of my talks. Here’s an example from P圜on UK last year: Assume Worst Intent. ![]() Plus, it makes the talk more accessible for people with hearing difficulties. A written transcript is easier to skim, to search, and for Google to index. Along with the video, I like to post the slides afterwards, and include an inline transcript. ![]() When I give conference talks, my talks are often videoed and shared on YouTube. ![]()
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