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The Day We Joined The Queue - Queen Elizabeth Second Death and Funeral

Celebrity

The Night We Queued in “The Queue”

Posted By Cathy Bennett

The Queue
 
Following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II, I along with the many thousands of others, I wanted to pay my respects to the only monarch we have ever known (unless you are 97 like my dear nan who will remember

Transcription and Audio Typing Services

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What is the Difference between a Transcriptionist and an Audio Typist?

Posted By Cathy Bennett

What is the Difference Between an Audio Typist and a Transcriptionist?

There are some underlying similarities between a Transcriptionist and an Audio Typist, but there are also a lot of differences, in this article we explore what these are.
The main requirements for an

Transcription Services and Ideas for a rainy day

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Staying Connected – activities for young and old alike!

Posted By Cathy Bennett

I hope the gloomy weather hasn’t dampened your spirits this week, especially as the sun looks to be returning from tomorrow! Whatever the weather, this week’s blog has a mixture of ideas to keep you busy indoors and out – enjoy!
This weekend

World

Showing lockdown in Spain

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A transcribers perspective of lockdown in Spain

Posted By Cathy Bennett

Lockdown – Spanish Style
Buenos Dias and greetings from not-so-sunny Spain! No, I’m not complaining about the unseasonable grey and windy weather, it’s making the lockdown here a little more bearable. If it were a warm and sunny day I would be itching to go

Canadian Social Distancing

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Social distancing in Canada

Posted By Cathy Bennett

Hello from British Columbia on the west coast of Canada.  I am Jean and I work for Fingertips Typing Services.
Cathy wrote a great article last week about lockdown in the UK and she asked me if I would write a short article about lockdown

Managing home life and mental health

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Managing home life and mental health

Posted By Cathy Bennett

Just a few weeks ago most of us were out at work, commuting, working in an office, going for lunch and all the usual things that daily life brings. Just a few weeks later and quite suddenly, many of us are working from home, furloughed

The UK prepares to work and school from home

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The UK prepares to work and school from home

Posted By Cathy Bennett

It seems that today is the day that we find out if schools are closing and employers are forced to send staff home to work.  Boris Johnson is today chairing a COBRA meeting following the revelations that Tom Hanks and his wife now have the

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The Blind Transcriptionist

Posted By Cathy Bennett

It was one of those summers that you’d remember well into your dotage though possibly in the wistful, sepia toned way that distant memory has. I was living by the sea in a little cottage, visiting the beach every day, eating fish freshly caught by

Productivity

Four day week and flexible working – could it benefit our economy?

Posted By Cathy Bennett

Four day week – There’s been a lot of talk lately about a four day working week. What’s not to like? More time off without a drop in pay, lovely jubbly. But hang on a second, what do employers think about this? What about the

To show British sayings and their meanings

History

30 of the strangest British sayings and their meanings

Posted By Cathy Bennett

For our latest article, we wanted to write something fun and engaging. Below are 30 of the funniest British sayings and their origins. Some date back centuries, whilst others from the 20th century and from WW2. The meanings to some of them are very interesting

Merry christmas

Christmas

Merry Christmas

Posted By Cathy Bennett

The old ones, as they say, are the best… so I wanted to re-share a poem we came up with  to wish all of our fantastic customers and employees a Very Merry Christmas!

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through

Presentation PowerPoint

Does PowerPoint still have a place in business?

Posted By Cathy Bennett

Believe it or not, PowerPoint has been around for 31 years. When you think about it, that is pretty amazing considering how much technology has advanced. So many products have fallen to the wayside: Blackberry, Video and even DVD now to some extent. Yet PowerPoint

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