Re: Any way to figure out typing speed yourself?

Well typing speed, i.e., words per minute is really different than lines per hour. I recall (vaguely) on real typing speed tests in typing class you typed for 1 minute, then I believe every five characters was considered a word and you got your speed knocked down based on errors.

If you want to time your transcription speed I would just note start time and work as you normally do, then stop, see how long it took, and do the math. If you're using Word you can just check characters with spaces and divide by 65. Or type for say 15 minutes, count lines, and multiply by 4.

How are you getting paid? By line or by hour. If by hour you lose money the faster you go, so a newbie who has to look every other word up actually makes more per line and for doing less work than a pro, possibly even if the newbie is being paid far less. If you're working by the line, being fast isn't really a reason to ask for a raise - long as the doctor is getting his work back in the agreed upon turn around. Doesn't matter to him then if it takes you 1 hour or 10.



Christie wrote: 
I pretty much type as fast as my doctor talks - we've worked together for 4
years now, so I pretty much know what he's going to say before he says it.
He's a clear speaker for the most part, and when he's not I know when he
meant to say while he was coughing (of course, I double check though!)
There has to be some type of program that will time me start to finish,
isn't there?
Or would the best way be with a stopwatch in the corner?
Just curious....I'm thinking about raising my rates so any info that I have
to back me up would be great.
(I hope this makes sense - I had to take Benadryl for some hives and it
makes me a little - ok, very - sleepy)

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