Google Meet finally declines its transcription function in French. It allows you to automatically transcribe the exchanges in texts during the meetings. Practical to make reports without noting anything!
Since the generalization of teleworking, videoconferencing tools have become essential, to the point of becoming tools essential for everyday life. This is the case of Google Meet, which has experienced dazzling growth, pushing the internet giant to multiply new products to stand up to Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Thus, in June 2022, Google chose to merge Duo and Meet in order to clarify its offer and, above all, simplify video calls with a unique solution. He has also integrated many functions into his platform, such as calling calls, calls in Full HD and taking up notes with Gemini.
In order to stay at the forefront of technology, Google has made the decision to integrate artificial intelligence into its videoconference service, in particular through an automatic transcription function of meetings on Google Docs. If the tool was launched in October 2022 for English, it is now available in French and in six other languages (German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean), as the company announces in A blog post. This should save time and ensure that no one is missing significant information mentioned during the session.
Google Meet transcription: conversations transformed into text
Write the transcription of a meeting – whether to inform the absent, share with the team or keep a trace – remains a chore, even in videoconferencing. Admittedly, Google Meet allows you to record calls, but you must then retype everything yourself. In short, it is far from the fastest and ergonomic solution. This is why Google has integrated a function into the platform to transcribe everything that was said directly in Google Docs. The option is activated by default and, at the start of the meeting, the participants will see a notification informing them that the transcriptions of the meeting are active. At the end, the file will be recorded in the host “Reunion records” file in the Google Drive and attached to the event on the calendar. After the meeting, the organizer and the people who activate the function will receive an email with a link to the generated document.
For the moment, the meeting transcription function is only available for subscribers to standard business plans and more, Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus, Education Plus with the Teaching & Learning complementary module, as well as for individual workspace subscribers. Note that the subtitles of conversations generated after the recording of videoconferences are now extended to three additional languages: Italian, Japanese and Korean. They were already available in French.
To activate the transcription on Google Meet, it is necessary, in the conversation in question, click on Activitiesbottom right, then select TranscriptionThen Start transcriptionand finally To start up. An icon will then appear at the top left of the screen. Obviously, it is possible to deactivate the tool at any time. For this, you have to do the opposite, that is to say click on Activitiesbottom right, then select TranscriptionThen Stop transcribedand finally Stop.