Cripton's Transcribers: Their Background and Experience

Cripton, a division of Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd., provides English transcription services to academic and corporate clients. Cripton boasts of a team of highly experienced, qualified in-house transcribers and editors with an average work experience that ranges from 5 to 10 years. The main aim of Cripton is to strive to work closely with the client to understand all the aspects of client needs and provide the best possible transcription services that suit and satisfy the clients’ requirements.

The process of transcription, or the conversion of voice-recorded reports into text format, is carried out by a transcriptionist. The key skills and abilities that go into making a transcriptionist are: Sound knowledge of diverse terminology; usage of correct punctuation, grammar and spelling; appropriate internet search skills; and excellent typing skills.

Cripton has individuals with varied educational backgrounds working as transcriptionists delivering on client documents according to their field of specialization.


There are individuals who are graduates in Science – majoring in either Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, or Electronics/Engineering – and provide their vast expertise in catering to the transcription needs of clients on subjects related to scientific fields like natural sciences/phenomena, biological life, metaphysics, mathematics, and social sciences; and medical fields like cardiology, chiropractics, gastroenterology, internal medicine, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology, and a host of other fields.

There are individuals who hold a Bachelors degree in Commerce – majoring in accountancy, business administration, e-commerce, economics, finance, and marketing – and provide their vast expertise in catering to transcription needs of clients on subjects dealing with finance, fiscal and industrial policies, market fluctuations, and trade. The transcripts could be related to board meetings, conferences, interviews, lectures, speeches, roundtable discussions, symposiums, seminars, or teleconferences.

There are individuals who have graduated in Arts or Humanities – majoring in advertising, business management, journalism, mass communication, media studies, performing arts, travel and tourism, and more – and provide their vast expertise in catering to clients on subjects like English being taught as a foreign language or accommodating to a client demanding a transcript in a specific format, example: with timestamps.


In a nutshell, Cripton’s transcriptionists are capable of handling transcripts from as varied and diverse fields like business, law, market research, medical, and any individual with a transcription need, the guiding principle being to understand the client's needs and providing prompt and flexible services, maintaining confidentiality, and regular communication with the client. Thus, one of the main pillars of the success of Cripton and its transcriptionists has been in striving to provide accurate transcriptions on time, every time.

Cripton also provides equal growth of opportunities and thus a transcriptionist can graduate to become an Editor, who edits transcripts and checks for quality, and also grow further to the level of a Quality Lead or a Process Manager.