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Collie voice transcription troubleshooting

Troubleshoot voice transcription in Collie

Voice transcription helps Collie turn approved audio into useful ministry drafts, but audio quality, church vocabulary, and source boundaries matter.

Quick answer

For Collie voice transcription troubleshooting, check the audio quality, confirm the file is approved for AI processing, add church-specific keyterms when available, and review the transcript before using it in drafts.

Steps

  1. 1. Check the audio source: Use clear audio with minimal room noise, a single primary speaker when possible, and a file the church has approved for AI processing.
  2. 2. Add church vocabulary: Include names, ministries, series titles, and local terms as keyterms when the workflow supports them.
  3. 3. Review the transcript: Correct names, Bible references, and ministry terms before asking Collie to draft outputs from the transcript.
  4. 4. Keep sensitive audio out: Do not upload counseling, confessional, crisis, or abuse-related audio for AI processing.

Details

Common causes

Most transcription issues come from source quality or vocabulary the model has not seen before.

  • Low recording volume.
  • Multiple speakers talking over each other.
  • Room echo or music under speech.
  • Church-specific names and acronyms.

When to stop

A voice workflow should stop when the content falls into a sensitive category Collie refuses to process.

  • Counseling or confessional content.
  • Crisis or abuse content.
  • Private information about specific children.
  • Financial decision-making content that needs deterministic handling.

Related questions

Can Collie transcribe sermons?

Collie can work from approved sermon audio for transformation workflows such as recaps, social captions, and small-group questions. It does not generate new sermons.

What should I do when names are wrong in a transcript?

Add church-specific keyterms where supported and correct the transcript before using it for ministry drafts.