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Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide 140
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.
Don’t change your normal way of speaking
Has this happened to you?
■ 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.
■ The program still gets it wrong. You say “Scratch That” to delete
the mistake, frustrated at the software’s stupidity.
■ 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.