One Person Showing as Multiple Speakers
This is the most common speaker identification issue. You're reviewing the transcript and notice that your board chair seems to be labeled as both Speaker A and Speaker E. Or the speaker legend shows more speakers than there were people in the room.
Why it happens
MuniMins separates speakers by voice characteristics. If someone's voice changes during the meeting — they move closer to or farther from the microphone, the recording stops and restarts, or there's a long break between their comments — the system may register them as a new speaker.
How to fix it
Assign both speaker labels to the same person. Click "Speaker A" and assign it to Jane Smith. Then click "Speaker E" and assign it to Jane Smith. MuniMins merges them — every instance of both labels becomes Jane Smith in the final minutes.
How to spot duplicates
- Count the speakers. If your board has 5 members and the legend shows 8 speakers, some are likely the same person split across labels.
- Look at transitions. Duplicates often appear after recesses, between agenda items, or after long stretches of public comment.
- Check speakers with few lines. Someone who only spoke briefly (a second to a motion, a single comment) is more likely to get a separate label.
It gets better over time. As voice profiles build from confirmed meetings, MuniMins gets better at keeping one person as one speaker.