What it is
This skill helps you process recorded interviews into organized, time-coded transcripts ready for publication. It extracts usable quotes with timestamps, manages speaker labels, and keeps track of your sources and their interviews. Perfect for anyone conducting interviews—journalists, researchers, podcasters, or content creators who need accurate records of conversations.
What it does
- Transcribes audio/video interviews into text with precise timestamps
- Extracts and organizes quotable moments with context and verification tracking
- Creates speaker-labeled transcripts with proper formatting
- Manages source databases with interview history and relationship notes
- Generates pre-interview prep checklists and research briefs
Use it when
- You need to turn a recorded interview into a searchable, timestamped document
- You're pulling quotes from multiple interviews and need to track which source said what
- You're managing relationships with multiple sources and want organized notes
- You need to verify quotes against original recordings before publication
Add this skill to your AI
Copy the source URL and ask your AI to add it. Most coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf — will fetch and install it for you.
Try this prompt:
Add this skill to my project: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/interview-transcription