10 Ways to Improve your Speech Recognition

Your speech recognition  system can save you time and money. It requires an investment on your part – time and patience. It doesn’t take long. Here are 10 suggestions that we have for you, no matter what system you are using. For a further drill down, here is a free white paper.

1. Dictate in continuous phrases or sentences.

2. Don't mumble.

3. When making a correction, make the correction a phrase, even if only one word needs to be changed.

4.  When a speech recognition system has a vocabulary editor, use it.

5. Remember that the speech recognition system doesn't know the meaning of words, it only knows the connection of sounds that it converts into words.

6. Turn off your microphone when not in use.

7. Hold your microphone in the correct position.

8. Use shortcuts & macros wherever possible.

9. Don't be stoic and try to use voice commands exclusively, use all input devices at your disposal for maximum speed.

10. Use a programmable mic for max efficiency.