Turn a recording into text
You can talk about your work for an hour without notes - but ask you to write the About page and the cursor blinks. So don’t write it. Say it.
The prompt
“Transcribe the recording I just uploaded, then use it to draft [an About page / a blog post about what I describe].”
Signed in, Get my prompt fills in your site for you. Otherwise press Copy and fill in the [bracketed] parts. First time? Connect your AI to bernard once: Use your own AI (opens in a new tab).
The loop
- Record. A voice memo on your phone is perfect: talk about the new collection, the story behind the studio, answers to the questions customers always ask.
- Upload it. Attach the file in the chat (“here’s me talking about the spring pieces”), drop it on your Library page, or give Bernard a link - Upload files and video to my site covers all three doors.
- Ask for the transcript. “Transcribe that recording.” A few minutes later the words are on the file’s card in your library, kept as material.
- Put it to work. “Now draft a blog post from it, in my voice.” Bernard works from what you actually said - your phrasing, your stories - instead of inventing copy. You review the draft and approve it before it goes live.
Why this beats typing
Websites written by their owners sound like their owners - and that’s exactly what visitors (and the AI assistants that recommend businesses) respond to. A transcript of you talking is the most you source material there is.
The recording itself can also live on a page with a simple play button, if you want visitors to hear it - just ask.
The practical bits
Audio uploads take MP3, M4A and WAV up to 100 MB - What file types can I upload? has the full table. Transcription uses a monthly allowance, so a normal month of voice notes is never a worry; if you hit the ceiling, it resets next month.
Questions people ask
- How do I transcribe an audio file?
- Upload it - in the chat, on your Library page, or from a link - then ask Bernard to transcribe it. A few minutes later the text is ready on the file’s library card, and he can read it back or work from it.
- Does the transcript get published?
- Never by itself. It sits with the recording in your library as raw material. When you ask Bernard to turn it into a page or post, that’s a normal draft you preview and approve before anything goes live.
- What can I do with the transcript?
- Anything you’d do with written notes: ‘use my voice note to rewrite the About page’, ‘draft a post from the interview’, ‘pull the three best quotes’. Talking is often easier than typing - this turns your talking into working material.
- Does video work too?
- Yes - a video uploaded to your site can be transcribed the same way. (Course lesson videos already get captions and transcripts automatically when you upload them on the course page.)