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Voice transcription
No more frantic note-taking. Dialpad’s AI-powered collaboration platform features cutting-edge voice transcription technology, seamlessly integrated and backed by over 6 billion minutes of analyzed voice and messaging data. Whether it’s for conference calls, video meetings, or voicemails, you’ll get real-time transcriptions. Book a product tour to see it in action!
What is call transcription?
Call transcription (or speech-to-text transcription) is essentially the process of converting a voice call or video call's audio into written words. Traditionally, this transcription used to happen after a call, which makes sense because it's pretty difficult to transcribe a call in real time as it's happening. (Who can type that fast?)
But today, automatic speech recognition technologies and AI (artificial intelligence) have changed the game. There's software out there that can do speech-to-text transcription as a conversation is happening, so that you never have to replay voicemail messages, sit through long-winded recordings, or be distracted by note-taking ever again.
Unlike most cloud phone systems and cloud contact center software, Dialpad comes with call transcription built in. That means you don't have to buy or manage a separate piece of AI software—if you're using Dialpad to make phone calls or have video meetings, it can automatically transcribe your calls as they're happening.
Not just a call transcription software: Key Dialpad features
The best secretary you never had
Dialpad Ai transcribes calls live as they're happening. Not post-call, a few hours later. You can see the running transcription for your call or meeting, right in your active call window. It can even detect action items because it can recognize voice commands (e.g. "I'll send you an email after this call"), meaning that you can stay on top of your memos without—no note-taking needed.
Automated meeting summaries
Dialpad Ai also sends your call's attendees a convenient recap email after the meeting is over, with the searchable voice-to-text transcript, call center transcripts, action terms, and recording, all compiled into an easily-digestible overview. Someone missed the meeting? No problem, just send them the recap.
Plays nice with any device
Because Dialpad's Ai transcription feature is built right into its unified communications platform (which works across Android, iPhone, PC, Macs, Apple, Microsoft, you name it), you and your teammates can use it on different desktop and mobile devices. You can even make phone calls and have video meetings on your Chrome browser, no downloads needed.
Real-time agent assists
Not only does Dialpad Ai transcribe calls, it can also help your agents live as they're on calls. Whether you want to show your sales reps how to handle objections or help your customer support agents tackle tricky questions from customers, RTA (Real-time Assist) cards can help! Managers can create RTA cards with tailored notes about specific topics—and set them to trigger automatically on agents' screens when those topics come up on calls in real time. It's like automated coaching, at scale.
Live sentiment analysis
Save those difficult calls from ending in disaster. Dialpad Ai does live sentiment analysis, which lets supervisors monitor all the active calls going on and quickly see which ones are going south. And because it also transcribes calls in real-time, they'd be able to open up the transcript to get more context before deciding whether to jump in and help the agent—without having to message the agent on the side and distracting them from their conversation!
Voicemail transcription
Too busy to listen to all of your voicemails? Dialpad’s visual voicemail feature transcribes all of your voicemails too—just in case you're in back-to-backs all day and don't have time to listen to them one by one.
We love the transcription service with Dialpad. We transcribe calls, find opportunities for improvement, and have been effectively doubling the demos-to-calls ratio with better analytics and more sophisticated analytics.
Scott Hansen
Founder and CEO of LeadSigma
Who says you have to pay for a separate voice transcription tool?
Dialpad's AI-powered collaboration platform comes with an accurate, real-time transcription feature built right in. Book a demo to see how it works, or take a self-guided interactive tour of the app on your own!
What else do you get with Dialpad?
Truly unified communications
Along with speech-to-text transcription, Dialpad also lets you make phone calls, have video meetings, send instant messages + SMS/MMS texts, and more—all from your favorite desktop or mobile device. There are even fully integrated contact center features that you can add on if you need it. That means you get everything with one login, one account, and one cohesive user interface.
Audio recordings included
Another unique thing about Dialpad? You get video and audio recordings too, and you can turn recording on and off manually in a call—or automate it, if you like.
Coaching playlists
Create a "playlist" of the greatest hits (or worst hits) to show your team what good calls and bad calls sound like. With Dialpad, you can pull your audio recordings into different playlists (like "conflict resolution" or "how to talk about Feature X" and share them with agents or reps so they can learn on their own time.
The real-time transcription has been really handy, and the post-call summaries give us something concrete to review every month. We can see what people have been asking about, which lets us be better equipped to answer those questions and get ahead of the pack.
Deirdre Roraduri
Membership Service & Events Specialist, Western Australian Cricket Association
What are the benefits of an AI voice transcription service?
It makes your video meetings and calls more accessible
Audio transcription services can give your employees and teammates who are hard of hearing have reliable access to real-time information, which empowers them to participate in conference meetings and business calls with fewer restrictions.
Dialpad’s meeting transcription software is built with natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to ensure accurate voice transcription, and you can also add company-specific lingo and terms to your dictionary so it can pick up on them as it's transcribing!
And with the post-call automation, everyone gets the call notes and summaries delivered straight to their inbox right after the meeting. This means that even if you do miss bits of a real-time conversation, or work in a different time zone and couldn't make the call, you can still access the same key information as everybody else.
It makes contact center teams (especially supervisors) more efficient
Regardless of whether you're a startup with a small customer support team or a global business operating an enterprise-grade contact or call center, it’s not always practical for supervisors to personally sit in on each and every call.Along with real-time voice transcription, having a live sentiment analysis feature empowers your supervisors to keep an eye on multiple agents' calls more easily.With Dialpad, of course, they can even open up the full call transcript, which gets updated live, to get more context on the situation before they jump in.
👉 Fun fact:
Dialpad's machine learning and algorithms can even pick out filler words like "um," “you know,” and “right” (trust us, you say them more than you think!), and detect if you're speaking too quickly. And yes, of course, it'll pop up a note to let agents know so they can recalibrate!
It helps you train new hires more quickly (and automates a lot of it for you too)
Recordings and voice transcriptions can play a vital role in call quality auditing, compliance, and training processes. Not only do they help you assess the quality of your calls on a regular basis, they also give you concrete data and information to show your employees what good and bad calls sound like. But they're still often underused!So, use all the valuable data you already have. Take your call transcriptions and drill into them for insights that can improve your training and development for new agents and even new hires in other departments. (Oh, and don’t forget to notify your customers that you’re using a voice recorder for training and compliance purposes.)
What users say about our voice transcription service
Dialpad's voice transcription service has received high praise from users across various industries, who appreciate its accuracy, real-time capabilities, and overall impact on their business operations.
ShipEx: Zach Glenn, Director of IT, highlights how Dialpad's real-time transcription has been a "tremendous factor" in their efficiency. He emphasizes that having accurate, immediate transcriptions of calls has been a huge win for their business, enabling them to quickly access critical information without delay.
Van Horn Automotive Group: This company has seen a 20% improvement in employee training thanks to Dialpad’s AI-powered transcription. By using Dialpad's transcription service, they can easily track and review customer interactions, which helps in refining their training programs and ensuring that all agents are well-prepared.
Olansky Dermatology: This healthcare provider was able to go live with Dialpad in just 72 hours. They benefit from the transcription service by ensuring that all patient communications are accurately recorded and easily accessible, which is crucial in a medical setting where accuracy is paramount.
With Dialpad's built-in call transcription, you can get more out of your meetings
We’re all in meetings every day. But how can we make them more productive—even for those who can’t attend because they’re in a different time zone or need uninterrupted focus time?
With Dialpad, you get a fully integrated AI transcription feature that has already analyzed over six billion minutes of voice calls and messaging data. It outperforms Google Voice in both dictation and keyword accuracy.
Plus, thanks to machine learning, the more you use Dialpad Ai, the better it gets at transcribing your calls. If you’re searching for call transcription software, don’t waste money on multiple tools—get everything you need in one package with Dialpad.
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