What is clean verbatim? It is a transcript style that keeps the speaker's own wording but removes fillers, stutters and false starts. Words such as "um" disappear, while the meaning and the order of ideas stay as spoken. It reads smoothly without becoming a rewrite.
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Key facts
- Full verbatim keeps every sound, including fillers and repeats, and is used where exact speech behaviour matters.
- Clean verbatim stops short of editing: it does not fix grammar, reorder sentences or change word choice.
- Interviews for articles, meeting notes and podcast show notes usually work better in the clean style.
- Legal records and linguistic research often need the full style, so confirm the required style before ordering or editing.
- Cleaning by hand is quick when the transcript has speaker labels, because each turn can be tidied on its own line.
What it looks like
full verbatim:
Speaker 1: So, um, we, we wanted to, uh, move the launch to, to Friday.
clean verbatim:
Speaker 1: So we wanted to move the launch to Friday.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between clean and full verbatim?
Full verbatim records every sound as spoken. Clean verbatim leaves out fillers, stutters and false starts, but keeps the words the person chose.
Does clean verbatim fix grammar?
No. If the speaker said a sentence with a grammar slip, it stays. Fixing grammar and rephrasing belongs to a further editing step.
Which style should I choose for interviews?
Choose clean verbatim for a text people will read, and full verbatim when you must show hesitation, pauses or exact phrasing as evidence.
Can I get clean text from a raw transcript?
Yes. Read the raw text, delete the fillers and false starts by hand, and mark any place where you are unsure that a word was said.
Where do I edit the text from the Potok bot?
Export the transcript as DOCX or TXT and edit there. You can also turn on speaker labels first, which makes interview cleanup easier.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- Transcription (linguistics) (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- Transcript (law) (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
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