The Redmond giant has announced a new feature for its Teams communication and collaboration platform. This new feature will allow premium users to access a translated live transcript of meetings. It will be available later this year and aims to facilitate the participation and understanding of meeting attendees who speak different languages.
How does translated live transcription work in Teams?
Translated live transcription in Teams is a feature that is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Generating a written transcription of what is said in a meeting, and translating it into the language of the user’s choice. In this way, the user can follow the content of the meeting in their own language. Without missing any details or important information.
The feature is activated from the meeting options menu, where the user can select the language they want the transcript to be translated into. The transcript is displayed in a side window. Along with the video image of the meeting, and updates in real time as the conversation progresses. The user can scroll through the transcript, search for keywords, or click on any phrase to hear it again.
Translated live transcription in Teams also allows the user to save a copy of the transcript at the end of the meeting, in both the original and translated languages. Additionally, the feature respects users’ privacy and security as it only stores the voice and text data necessary to generate the transcription, and deletes it after a set time.
What are the benefits of using translated live transcription in Teams?
Microsoft claims that using translated live transcription in Teams has several advantages for premium users. Among them are the following:
- Inclusion and diversity are improved by allowing people who speak different languages to participate and understand meetings without language barriers.
- Productivity and efficiency are increased by making it easier to track and summarize meetings. As well as the review and sharing of transcripts.
- Stress and fatigue are reduced by preventing users from having to pay constant attention to what is being said in another language or resort to external interpretation services.
Microsoft assures that this function is a sign of its commitment to innovation and digital transformation. And he hopes it will be very useful for premium Teams users. However, it is recommended to check the Teams website to verify if the desired language is available among the translation options.