I’m sure I have mentioned this before, but I write for a living. I do SEO articles and webpage content. In any given week I might churn out anywhere from 8,000 words to 20,000+ words in assignments. That is an estimate that does not include the writing I do for paid blogging purposes, as well as general blogging and emailing.
Writing is fun, but after a while it really does start to wear on a person. I have days where I write so much that my fingers, hands, wrists and even forearms are throbbing, twinging, pulsing and aching. Those kinds of aches and pains are very uncomfortable, and sometimes result in me not being very productive because I procrastinate on working, if I don’t just avoid it for a few days in a row until my typing groove is back.
So when the creators of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 contacted me and asked if I’d like to try out their software, you better believe I jumped at the chance!
I’ve now been using the software on and off for a little over a week, and I am really liking it. I admit that the dictation takes a little getting used to — I’m definitely not getting “writing” done as fast as I normally would. But that’s because I am learning the ropes of the software and voice recognition software in general, and focusing more on emphasizing my words and syllables, and less on banging out the work quickly.
I recorded a two minute video showing exactly how easy the software works. Basically, you install it, configure it, go through a few easy speech tasks so that the software can “learn” your voice, then click your cursor on whatever program and text area that you’d like to translate speech to typed text into. In my demonstration video I am using Notepad, but the software works for ANY text field, including those found on websites and in email programs.
Are you interested in learning what Dragon Naturally Speaking might be able to do for you? Take the Dragon NaturallySpeaking typing test! This test will give you a good estimate on how much quicker you could work if you chose to speak rather than type. Also, check out the New York Times Review and see what NYT has to say.
You can also comment here, or email me directly to ask me about the software and experience with it. 
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