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Plaud Transcription by catcorner22 — Agent Skill

Name: Plaud Transcription
Author: CatCorner22

Plaud Transcription

Improve Plaud transcripts: language selection, speaker diarization, custom vocabulary, formatting, and fixing common ASR errors before summarizing. Use after a Plaud recording syncs or when transcript accuracy is poor. Scope boundary: summary templates → `plaud-summary-templates`; querying transcripts → `plaud-ask-queries`.

CatCorner22 Updated Sep 21, 2026

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Plaud transcription

Rule: Fix the transcript before the summary — garbage in propagates to every template and Ask Plaud answer.

Auto-generation settings

Auto Generation detects language + speakers on upload — good default for monolingual lectures
Mixed-language meetings: set primary language manually before re-transcribing
Re-run transcription after changing language or vocabulary (uses quota)

Speaker diarization

Review Speaker 1 / Speaker 2 labels on multi-person recordings
Rename speakers in app (Professor, Student A) for readable exports
Solo lecture: single speaker is fine — disable over-splitting if available

Custom vocabulary

Add to Settings → Custom vocabulary (wording may vary by app version):

Course codes, professor names, technical terms (CRISPR, eigenvalue)
Company/product names for internships
Abbreviations your field uses (IMRaD, ANOVA)

Update each semester — stale vocab wastes corrections.

Correction workflow

1. Scan first 2 minutes for systematic errors (name, jargon)
2. Add custom vocabulary → re-transcribe if errors are global
3. Line-edit critical sections (definitions, exam hints, numbers)
4. Use highlights to mark corrected must-know segments
5. Lock transcript mentally as "source" before summarizing

Numbers and formulas: ASR often garbles — verify against slides/book; don't trust raw transcript for math.

Formatting tips

Break long monologues with paragraph edits where topic shifts
Mark [inaudible] yourself rather than leaving nonsense words
Timestamp navigation: use built-in audio scrub with text follow

Quota management

Starter: 300 min/month transcription — budget ~5 hr lecture/week = tight; prioritize must-record sessions
Download/archive important transcripts outside Plaud if retention policy unclear

Boundaries

Not real-time captioning — post-session workflow
Medical/legal verbatim → human review required; don't rely on ASR alone

---name: plaud-transcriptiondescription: Improve Plaud transcripts: language selection, speaker diarization, custom vocabulary, formatting, and fixing common ASR errors before summarizing. Use after a Plaud recording syncs or when transcript accuracy is poor. Scope boundary: summary templates → `plaud-summary-templates`; querying transcripts → `plaud-ask-queries`.---# Plaud transcription**Rule:** **Fix the transcript before the summary** — garbage in propagates to every template and Ask Plaud answer.## Auto-generation settings- **Auto Generation** detects language + speakers on upload — good default for monolingual lectures- Mixed-language meetings: set primary language manually before re-transcribing- Re-run transcription after changing language or vocabulary (uses quota)## Speaker diarization- Review **Speaker 1 / Speaker 2** labels on multi-person recordings- Rename speakers in app (Professor, Student A) for readable exports- Solo lecture: single speaker is fine — disable over-splitting if available## Custom vocabularyAdd to **Settings → Custom vocabulary** (wording may vary by app version):- Course codes, professor names, technical terms (`CRISPR`, `eigenvalue`)- Company/product names for internships- Abbreviations your field uses (`IMRaD`, `ANOVA`)Update each semester — stale vocab wastes corrections.## Correction workflow```1. Scan first 2 minutes for systematic errors (name, jargon)2. Add custom vocabulary → re-transcribe if errors are global3. Line-edit critical sections (definitions, exam hints, numbers)4. Use highlights to mark corrected must-know segments5. Lock transcript mentally as "source" before summarizing```**Numbers and formulas:** ASR often garbles — verify against slides/book; don't trust raw transcript for math.## Formatting tips- Break long monologues with paragraph edits where topic shifts- Mark `[inaudible]` yourself rather than leaving nonsense words- Timestamp navigation: use built-in audio scrub with text follow## Quota management- Starter: **300 min/month** transcription — budget ~5 hr lecture/week = tight; prioritize must-record sessions- Download/archive important transcripts outside Plaud if retention policy unclear## Boundaries- Not real-time captioning — post-session workflow- Medical/legal verbatim → human review required; don't rely on ASR alone

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