Comments on: 5 Ways Speech Recognition Can Make You a Better Writer

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:31:35 +0000

Hi Sandee, ‘spelt’ is (ahem) spelt correctly, according to my Oxford English Dictionary. ‘Spelled’ is an acceptable alternative, but not mandatory, at least in the UK where I live.

This could be a case of British usage being different to other versions of English – see the Linguistic Disclosure on my About page.

By: Sandee

Sandee — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:59:26 +0000

“…because the word is invariably SPELT correctly, it doesn’t ‘jump out’ at me…”

OK, is that a joke, or is that an actual example?

(Sorry — I do this proofreading thing to everybody. I wonder why no-one writes me any more.

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:51:22 +0000

Edit – I’ve now tried it and don’t recommend it. There’s a ‘golden rule’ of dictation which means you must not touch the keyboard while using MacSpeech – which means you can’t make small corrections as you go along, and basically have to be word perfect at using the speech commands before it’s any use. So I went back to Dragon.

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By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:39:11 +0000

@ Mike Here’s the product page on Nuance’s website. If you search Amazon you’ll find several different versions. I recommend getting the ‘wireless’ version so you can use a bluetooth headset and walk around as you dictate.

http://nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/products/default.asp

By: mike

mike — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:16:26 +0000

hey there, how can i get this software type

By: Steph H.

Steph H. — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:17:08 +0000

I tried clicking on the link above – the link to the video of dictating into an iPhone and using Dragon Naturally Speaking for transcription – but got an error message.

Here’s a link to that video, in case you want to fix the link of on case anyone else is interested in watching the video:

http://www.skillcasting.com/dictating-with-your-iphone-and-dragon-naturally-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-49

Great stuff!

By: Ken Locarnini

Ken Locarnini — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:36:30 +0000

I too have taken a fondness with Dragon. I have long felt the connection between body movement, and speech. I work out outside every single day, and have for the last 25+ years. I have found there is a deep connection between thought and bodily movement. Indeed, my best, as in purest, most inspired thoughts come to me while hiking mountains, running through forests and so on.

I have found that Dragon is good at capturing speech, in fact real good. The challenge I find is that one has to develop the ability to form a coherent passage in their head, before they speak it, or else it can come out like rambling sentences.

The way I have learned to develop this, is to practice like you’re rehearsing for a movie. You don’t want to ruin the spontaneity, but a bit of pre-thought before you perform your next paragraph goes a long way towards tight, focused passages. Once you get into the flow of it, there’s nothing like it!

By: Joyful Jubilant Learning

Joyful Jubilant Learning — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:18:24 +0000

Writing to Learn by Speaking to Write…

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Dictating with your iPhone and Dragon Naturally Speaking | SkillCasting — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:06:03 +0000

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