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 preserve the original speech Please do not write what you think
the speaker meant to say.
 non-verbatim

unless it is a direct
response to a question.
in →
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Remember, never change the story being told.

 An “inaudible” tag

A “crosstalk” tag

A “phonetic” tag

Do not
 A reasonable effort must be made to distinguish speakers using the rules
below:
Never create your own descriptive speaker labels (e.g. “Old man” or “Blue
shirt guy”). This is extremely unprofessional.

Speaker Label Type When to use Example

If the speaker’s name can be reasonably John Smith, Professor Lee

Speaker’s name
inferred from the audio or video

- Default and most common way of labeling Speaker 1, Speaker 2

Speaker + number speakers when the speaker’s name cannot be
(sequentially) reasonably inferred from the audio or video
 Guidelines Example

Commas

Ellipses

Hyphens

Quotation
Marks