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[deckardcanine]

For a while now, I've noticed more trouble identifying speakers in audio files when they're female. Could unconscious sexism hinder my attention to vocal subtleties, even when I want to tell the difference? Is the problem typical for men? Do women typically have the opposite problem?

I might be completely off. Many of the audioconferences whose transcripts I edit involve more women than men, thus allowing more room for confusion. And for the one I'm hearing today, I'm having at least as much trouble with the male voices.

And on the subject of transcripts... how does anyone, human or machine, turn a casual "you know" into "you negotiation"?

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[akktri.livejournal.com]

In that case, I know exactly what you feel. One time I put a guy on hold, went to the supervisor for help, came back, and started giving some stranger the information I was supposed to give the guy that hung up. They sounded exactly the same!