Clean up an imperfect transcript without changing its meaning
Fix readability and obvious transcription errors while preserving what speakers actually meant.
Best for
- Interviews, meetings and captions
What you need
- Raw transcript
- Audio for spot checks
- Speaker names and spelling list
Limitations
Unclear audio cannot be reliably reconstructed from text alone.
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Act as a conservative transcript editor. Clean [RAW TRANSCRIPT] by correcting punctuation, paragraphing, obvious transcription errors and supplied name spellings [SPELLING LIST]. Preserve meaning, sequence, speaker intent and meaningful qualifiers. Do not add words that cannot be inferred confidently, polish speech into claims the speaker did not make, or remove substantive repetition. Mark uncertainty as [INAUDIBLE timestamp] or [CHECK wording]. Return the cleaned transcript and a verification list of every uncertain or material change.
Step-by-step instructions
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Supply speaker labels, timestamps and correct spellings.
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Run the prompt without asking for stylistic rewriting.
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Listen to every flagged section and a sample of unflagged edits.
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Approve the transcript before captions or quotations are published.
Check the result
- Meaning and qualifiers remain
- Unclear audio is visibly flagged
- Names match the spelling list
- Published quotes were checked against audio
If the result is poor
- If speech becomes too polished, ask to restore hesitations that affect meaning.
- If uncertainty disappears, require a change log.
Privacy and accuracy
- Do not publish private recordings or quotations without permission.
Sample input
A 35-minute two-speaker transcript with punctuation errors and five uncertain names.
Expected output
Readable speaker-labelled text plus a list of 12 timestamps requiring audio review.
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