Re: Using Voice Recognition for Transcription

I had hand surgery a few years ago and could not afford time off. I have
Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro. The consensus is generally that you do not
need the much more expensive "medical" version. By feeding through
transcription you have done you can train it and add the words you need.

I am a VERY fast typist typing well over 100 wpm with my expander. VR is
not as efficient for me as entering via the keyboard. However, I still do
use it for one account just to keep in practice and to give my hands a
break.

To make it work well it takes a lot of time to really get it "tweaked." The
big words are not the problem. It's the little ones, an, in, on, and, and
the like. Some people have a good voice for it, others never will. Things
like having a cold or a sore throat can decrease accuracy.

However it does work, and for some people it is more efficient than it is
for me. You do have to proof and proofing is not my forte! I can miss
little things when proofing.

There are some new programs out that I have had no experience with, so I
cannot tell you if Dragon is the best. At the time I bought it it was the
standard! There are some good web sites out there.

I spent about 6 weeks training it, and was in a cast for 2 months or more
where I HAD to use it and I didn't miss a day's work, so yes, it can keep
you working. How efficient it will be for you depends on a lot of different
factors. I have a good ear and a good voice, and were it not for proofing,
it would be as efficient as keyboarding. I "proof as I go" with
keyboarding, but I was never able to master "listen, speak, proof" all at
the same time, though I understand others have.

It can definitely keep you working, but a rapid typist using a good expander
program will probably find it is not as efficient.

I may have some of the web sites saved. e-mail me if you would like me to
try to find them.

Barb C.
"Mady" <madywol@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1173569467.666441.265080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

Because typing has become increasingly difficult for me, I am thinking
of buying a voice recognition system for my computer at home so I can
dictate from dictation instead of typing from dictation, and then edit
my own work.

Are there people on this board who have had experience using VR this
way? Is there a system you prefer? Is it a comfortable way to work?
About how long did it take to get it to work for you, or did it?

Any information would be tremendously appreciated.

Thanks,

Mady



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