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Below is a selection of client testimonials to enable you to judge the high quality of my services.

 

EDITORIAL SERVICES TESTIMONIALS
"Irene Boston has provided my business with editing and writing services for the past few years and I have found her services invaluable.  She is professional, efficient and prompt with a willingness to think about my business as a whole.  She has a great understanding of my writing style, making sure that each article is honed to suit the particular market it is aimed at and isn't afraid to query a particular statement and suggest improvements or additions." Wendy Hearn - Light Source Coaching - Business and Personal Coach

"I have been using Irene Boston Secretarial Services for just under a year. I wish I had found Irene earlier! The quality of service Irene provides is excellent. She has always responded flexibly to my changing deadlines. What I really value is the contribution that Irene has made to my business. Effectively, proof reading my own work can be problematic when I am working to tight deadlines.  Having Irene do this for me means that I have a professional take a second look at my reports, saving me valuable time." Olive Amoh, Chartered Occupational Psychologist & Coach


"When I decided to write a book about my cancer experiences, I didn't take into account editing. This would be my responsibility as I was initially self publishing. A friend read a few chapters and told me I needed to get it professionally edited. After Irene Boston copy edited the whole book, my friend told me that it was so much better, it looked good, it read well and it hadn't lost any of my personal touch. I am now talking to publishers and a film company about the book. I am now on my second book and will be using Irene to copy edit that as well." Sean Boru, Actor, writer, comic

"Irene Boston provided a professional flexible and friendly service that was extremely supportive at that stressful time when my thesis needed proofreading and correcting for grammar and spelling errors. I warmly recommend IBSS". Dr John Rees, Sheffield Hallam University

"Irene has helped me so much in the last year. English is not my first language and a good standard of English language is essential for my MA studies. Although I can express myself verbally without any problem, my essays need extra attention. Her proofreading has put me in the position where I do not have to worry if I have got some English expression wrong or if my spelling was incorrect. Therefore I can concentrate on the main task of my essays leaving Irene to do a "cosmetic."  Slavica Savic, Student

"I have just used Irene Boston for the first time, but it will by no means be the last. I have found her to be fast, efficient and
friendly, and I trust her judgement completely. I look forward to sending her all my future work to be proofread and copy edited, and would recommend her in the highest terms to anyone considering using her services". Nina Martin (author).

"I used Irene Boston's services for proof reading my Phd Thesis in Public Health. I had quite a tight deadline to work to. Because of Irene's efficiency and reliability I was able to meet my deadline for submitting the thesis. She was a pleasure to work with." Dr Alfred Banya, Community Development Co-ordinator, Lewisham PCT

"I would like to thank you for all your hard work, flexible response andpatience when dealing with us and our changing deadlines. Thank you for your great work - our website would not be as good and I am really pleased with you work and contribution you made to help us meet our demanding deadlines". Pavica Barr, BT

TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES TESTIMONIALS
"Irene Boston is a fantastic example of all that is good about the internet. We've never met, are based miles apart, and yet Irene has become a fundamental element in one of our most important client events. Having disastrously attempted transcription of a 2 hour round table discussion in house, it became immediately apparent that professional help was required. Irene has now provided this service over multiple events often having to deal with speakers for whom English is not their first language. Her accuracy, but also honesty when a word is inaudible and subsequent notation has been invaluable. As a mark of Irene's helpful character, on the one occasion she was unable to perform our transcription due to holiday, rather than leaving us high and dry she nominated a fellow professional to help us out. Stephen Frater, Operations Director, Fast Web Media."

"Irene Boston has easily provided the best transcription service we have ever used. Her transcriptions of our audio files were second to none, she produced them exactly to our specifications and was able to deal with regional accents, multiple interviewees and technical language with ease. She always kept us up to date with any issues she encountered with the recordings and has been thorough, fast and reliable. We will definitely use her service again and will happily recommend her to others."
Claire Quinn, Research Fellow, Sustainable Uplands Project, University of Leeds

"LJL Ltd have used Irene extensively, she has coped with our bad quality tapes with patience and understanding and helped us improve and obtain even better results over time. She is very flexible and copes with deadlines brilliantly. In addition she has coped with much technical language and produced faultless spelling and understanding. I would recommend her absolutely." Alison Lambert, Onswitch Ltd

"I would thoroughly recommend Irene's transcription service. She gave us very clear guidance as to how to best record our research interviews and focus groups, and was extremely efficient and quick in transcribing our discs, even when the focus groups had many different voices and accents. The quality of the transcription was excellent, with impressive transcription of technical terms and jargon and a confidential service. I would thoroughly recommend her". Holly John, Research Fellow, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley

"An exceptional service - fast, accurate and reliable. Irene's transcriptions were close to perfect and needed only minmal checking. A dream service for any researcher or journalist." Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London

"Irene Boston has been working with the LSE Complexity Research Group for over 7 years. She transcribes all our taped research interviews, workshops and other meetings. She is accurate yet quick and has always responded when we have needed something in a hurry. The layout is easy to work with and the speakers are identified as precisely as the recording allows. When she is in doubt she consults with us instead of going ahead with something that we may not want. She has worked closely with us and has learned our ways of working very quickly. Irene is very thoughtful and lets us know well in advance if she is taking a holiday. Overall we have been very happy with her work. Over the years the Group has used several transcribers and I can say with confidence that Irene's work has been the most accurate and reliable." Eve Mitleton-Kelly, Director, Complexity Research Group, LSE

"I had not used transcription services before but the prospect of typing up 5 hours worth of interviews for my MA dissertation had me hitting the search engines... I have been delighted with the service I received from Irene; prompt, accurate and friendly. I would recommend Irene's services without hesitation - worth every single penny!" Geoff Shaw, MA student with Oxford Brookes University

"We used Irene Boston's services on a long term project transcribing handwritten diaries. We found her to be professional, literate and efficient, producing an excellent quality of work and always adhering to deadlines. Irene understood the brief straight away even though it was by no means straightforward and was always willing to help out when pages were needed in a hurry. I knew, from the beginning of our working relationship, that to Irene the word "confidential" meant just that, and of course to me and my client that was extremely important. Her knowledge of a diverse range of subjects was a major contributing factor to the excellence of the work. This meant that many of the literary and linguistic allusions from the diaries were understood and attributed correctly. I couldn't have received this service from an "ordinary" secretarial bureau." Anne Hardy, Project Manager, Jordan UK

"Irene Boston has transcribed scores of interviews for the 'Living Words' project here at Woking Galleries. She is accurate, she is fast and she is consistent in her layout and general approach. Ms Boston has also proved flexible enough to deal with interviews coming to her in various formats. We have been very pleased with the work she has done for us, and would have no hesitation in recommending her services." Rib Davis, 'Living Words' Oral History, Woking Galleries

"I am very happy with the services provided by Irene Boston in connection with the book I am currently writing. The transcriptions she has supplied arrive promptly, are accurate and well laid-out, and have enabled me to progress much faster than I was doing before I got in touch with her." Elaine Morgan, Author.

"The transcription task we needed doing was quite unusual; a two-hour poetic commentary of a dance performance, and unfortunately the quality of our recording was quite poor. Irene did a fantastic job, listening with care and managing to transcribe difficult vocabulary and turns of phrase. She kept us informed of progress throughout, clearly negotiating costs and making sure our expectations were realistic in advance of doing the work. As a small arts organisation with limited budgets this was very important to us. We felt we got excellent value for money and a very high quality transcription." Media Arts Projects Contact Lisa Haskel

"We have found the service provided by IB Transcription Services to be of an excellent quality. Although the audio-tapes we submitted were of a variable quality, the transcripts were extremely accurate. One thing that particularly impressed us with this service was the efforts made to accommodate our changing needs and to minimise the turn-around time. I would, and have, recommended this service to others and fully intend to use it again on future projects". Judy Swift, University of Nottingham

"I have only recently started using IB Transcription Services, but I'm already very impressed with Irene's professionalism, efficiency and reliability. Irene has done a wonderful job at transcribing the most indecipherable names, places and phrases and has provided completed transcripts with the utmost accuracy. I will be definitely utilising Irene's skills in all future transcription work". Dr Sharon Lockyer, Lecturer in Media Studies, De Montfort University

"We have used Irene Boston's transcription services a number of times and will rely on her for any future transcription needs. She offers an excellent service providing us with a high level of quality and efficiency, always managing to fit us into her schedule whatever the deadline and working with us to improve our output. I would have no hesitation in highly recommending IB Transcription services." Emma Kane, IPA Events

"Irene has provided an excellent service in transcribing some poor quality tapes with difficult accents to a very high standard, and within a short time frame. I would recommend her without reservation and will be using her for departmental work in the future." Fiona Nolan, Nursing Research Fellow (Practice Development) CORE, University College London

"I have used Irene Boston’s services several times, to help clear a backlog of taped interviews that needed to be transcribed. I have found her to be invariably reliable, efficient, accurate, intelligent and helpful, and I have no hesitation in recommending her". Richard Askwith, author

"I've engaged Irene Boston Transcription Services a number of times now on high profile events and I've always been very pleased with the accuracy, presentation and timeliness of the work done for us. I will again knowing that it would be in safe hands". Ian Lee-Emery, Head Light Communications Ltd

"Your efficiency has been a great help in enabling me to turn round this project very speedily".
Dominic Byrne, The Bigger Picture Consultancy

"This was the first time that I have used this firm. I can wholeheartily recommend the personal and efficient service that I received." Nicholas A Brown - Berkson & Berkson Solicitors

SECRETARIAL SERVICES TESTIMONIALS
"I have had the pleasure of working with Irene Boston for fifteen years, first while she was my PA and ran the Burman office and latterly as a client of her "Virtual" service.  My experience of working with Irene is wholly positive. She always and without fail does what she undertakes to do, and within the time span she estimates. I have always felt completely secure in leaving her to deal with clients, suppliers and my accounts; she has never let me down. She has charm coupled with professional assertiveness, an ideal combination for effective business. In practical execution she is intelligent, numerate, professional, well trained and accurate.  I have every confidence in recommending her service." Gordon Brace, Director Burman Associates

"We have utilized the various services of Irene Boston (IBSS), regularly over the past five years.  She has always proved to be very efficient, knowledgeable, and cost effective, and is an extremely useful ally in today's business world."
Marie Holloway - M.H. Telemarketing


"Since IB Secretarial services have been handling my web site submissions and promotions, my business over the internet has trebled!  IBSS are thorough, reliable and most of all cost effective." Patrick Armstrong, BPS - Book Production Services

"We employed Irene on the recommendation of one of our suppliers to raise the profile of our website. I have found her service to be efficient and informative.  Irene Boston has helped us expand our presence on the World Wide Web. This in turn has increased traffic to our website and therefore increased sales enquiries. We found her service to be efficient and informative and easy to understand as she speaks plain English not ‘techno jargon’. We felt our money well spent with her as we paid her by the hour and never felt ‘short changed’.  We can highly recommend her to small companies needing assistance with using the WWW to its full potential."  Jeremy Green, Director, Custard Events