According to the dictionary Speech Recognition is "the ability of a computer to identify and respond to the sounds produced in human speech."
You will have less wrist and finger pain, and more time. A blog post that may have taken you 10 minutes to type would have taken you 3 minutes to "talk." I highly recommend using voice/speech recognition software because it is worth it!
Dragon:
I have used it many times before but did not have time, or the need to train it to recognize my voice patterns. I now have a need and use for it and have started the trainning. If you have a speech impairment (which is easily fixable) it may take longer for the program to recognize what you are saying, but once it pick up on your speech pattern it will make less mistakes. If you choose to wait until a different time to train the program to recognize your voice there will be many mistakes when you try to use it to "type" a report, or essay. It will be frustrating and time consuming (so much that it would actually take less time to type the essay) but once you train the program, and learn how to use it, it is a big time saver. Speech recognition software h elps your hands rest for a while and you won't have to worry about the strain on your wrists and fingers.
Dragon comes in many different levels. From personal editions to business editions. From somewhat cheep, to very expensive. It all varies and depends on what you want and how much you can afford.
Knock- off Dragon programs
Of course, there are "knock-off" versions and generic versions of Dragon. If you feel you can not afford any of the Dragon programs avaibale these generic versions work just as well.
Windows 7 and higher built in program
And better yet, many computers come with a built in speech recognition program. I have Windows 7 so I can screen cap how to find it. Theres are two different ways you can find this program.
1.According to Windows' offical site one way you would find it is by following these steps:
- Open Speech Recognition by clicking the Start button
, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Windows Speech Recognition. - Say "start listening" or click the Microphone button to start the listening mode.
2.Just type in "Windows Speech Recognition" in the "Search" box.
