How to Edit and Manage Speakers
Overview
When Speak AI transcribes your audio or video, it automatically identifies different speakers and labels them (Speaker 1, Speaker 2, etc.). You can rename these to real names so your transcript is clear and useful.
Renaming a speaker
Open your transcribed file
Click on any speaker label in the transcript (e.g., "Speaker 1")
Type the person's name
Press Enter to confirm
The name change applies to every instance of that speaker throughout the entire transcript.
Renaming multiple speakers
You can rename all speakers at once:
Click on any speaker label to open the speaker editor
Update each speaker's name
Press Enter after each name
Using AI Chat to rename speakers
You can also use the AI Chat to rename speakers with natural language:
"Change Speaker 1 to John Smith"
"Rename Speaker A to Sarah and Speaker B to Mike"
"The interviewer is Jane Doe"
Tips for better speaker identification
Good audio quality helps: Clear audio with minimal crosstalk makes it easier for the system to separate speakers
Dedicated microphones: When each person has their own microphone, speaker detection is most accurate
Name speakers early: Renaming speakers right after transcription makes AI Chat more useful ("What did John say about the budget?")
Troubleshooting
Speakers merged incorrectly? If two people are labeled as the same speaker, you can manually split them by editing individual transcript segments.
Too many speakers detected? Background noise or audio quality issues can cause extra speaker labels. Rename or ignore the extras.