Sony ICD-BP150VTP Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 148

CHAPTER 11 Workflow Don't change your normal way of speaking Has this happened to you? s You select a mistake, then dictate the correct word. The program gets it wrong. You say "Scratch That" to delete the mistake. You dictate the correct word again. s The program still gets it wrong. You say "Scratch That" to delete the mistake, frustrated at the software's stupidity. s You say the word again, this time more loudly and with more frustration. This time Dragon NaturallySpeaking® gets it right. In this example, you're changing your speaking style to make the software type the word you want. By repeating the same word in different ways, you're not training the software-it's training you! Worse, it's training you to be frustrated and frazzled and to speak in an unusual way. Break this pattern-correct the program's mistakes. Use the Correction menu or edit the words in your document by selecting, then correcting, with the keyboard, mouse, or by voice, as described in chapter 4, "Correcting and Editing." This teaches Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize how you speak. You should not have to change how you speak to get good results. Proofreading with a recorder Recording your dictation on a handheld recorder provides a highly reliable way to proofread your dictation. If Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will not play back segments of audio that you dictated, a recording may be the only way to remind yourself of what you originally said. Proofreading with a recorder, as described here, is not the same thing as transcribing your dictation from a recorder. Listening to your recorded speech is reliable but slow. Some recorders have a "fast playback" feature, which saves time in proofreading. If you plan on frequently using a recorder for proofreading, choose one that has a foot pedal, which lets you keep your hands on the keyboard while starting and stopping the recording. 140 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide