Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Recognition Software

A Short Course for Faculty and Staff of Paradise Valley Community College,

Phoenix, Arizona

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Course Learning Objective• Given a PC, Dragon

NaturallySpeaking software, and an Internet connection open to the training page, students will demonstrate knowledge of the basics of Dragon by scoring at least 70% on a test at the end of instruction.

What Will We Cover?• Why Use VR (Voice Recognition)• Lesson One: Get Up and Running• Lesson Two: Practice Enunciation• Lesson Three: Correcting Speech

Errors• Lesson Four: Training Speech Errors

Permanently

Note: When in doubt, use the help file within Dragon (go to NaturallySpeaking, HELP, HELP TOPICS)

Suggestions Before We Begin…

• It is a good idea to print out a copy of these slides as a workbook

• Go to FILE, PRINT, (“print what”) HANDOUTS, 3 to a page

• You will then have a workbook you can use to go along with this slideshow

• Go through this slideshow FIRST, then work through the examples in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Why Use Voice Recognition?• To Increase Productivity

• Lower Costs• Increase Accuracy• Save Report Time Preparation• Easier to Comply with Insurance and

Government Regulations• Reduce Absenteeism to Staff Due to

Carpal Tunnel and Repetitive Stress on Keyboard

Why Use VR, Cont’

• Avoid Injury or Overcome a Handicap• Repetitive Tasks Like Keyboarding

Can Cause Injury• Pain Isn’t Normal!• VR Helps Those Who Can’t Type Due

to Disability

Why Use VR, Cont’

• Improves Your Writing

• VR May Help Channel Your Thoughts Quicker than the Keyboard

Lesson One:Get Up and Running

• Step One: Adjust the Microphone• Step Two: Complete Enrollment

Training on Speech Profile• Step Three: Enter Your Name in

“Create User”• Step 4: Adjust Volume Level

Now That You’ve Trained Dragon…

• Only Use YOUR Voice Profile

• Periodically Readjust Audio Settings

• Take a Break Now and Then… Don’t Strain Your Voice!

Lesson 2: Enunciation

• Speak Clearly & Naturally• Click on the Microphone Button in

the Toolbar at the Top of the Screen in Dragon

• Say: Go to Sleep• This pauses the microphone

Enunciation, Cont’

• Say: Wake Up• This wakes up the microphone

• Say: Microphone Off• This turns off the microphone

• Say: Wake Up• Say: Start Dragon Pad

Enunciation, Cont’

• Say: Talk to your computer period Speak normally and say each word clearly Period Don’t should and don’t whisper Period Don’t stop in the middle of a sentence Period Practice speaking clearly Period

How Did You Do?Let’s Continue….

• Say: Select All• Say: Delete That• Say: File, New• Say: Wake Up• Say: Don’t break any speed

records when you speak to your computer. Talk at a speed just right for you.

Speak Line and Paragraph Commands Clearly

• Clear Your Screen. Say: select all <pause> delete

• Practice Punctuation. Say:• Period• Comma• Question Mark• Exclamation Point• Colon• Semicolon

Commands, Cont’

• Dash• Open Quote• Close Quote

• Now, Let’s Move Through a Document on Your Screen.

Lesson Two, Cont’

• Say: Go to Top• Say: Go to Bottom• Say: Go to Beginning of Line• Say: Go to End of Line

Lesson Two, Cont’

• Try a Few Sentences!• Say: Wake Up• Say: Is that your final answer?• Say: Congratulations, You have one

the grand prize.• Say: Do you want to buy a new

computer?

Lesson Two, Cont’

• Practice Saving a Document

• Say: FILE <pause> SAVE AS

• (name the file and choose SAVE)

Lesson Three: Correcting Speech Errors Immediately

• Open Dragon NaturallySpeaking• Say Wake Up if your Microphone is

sleeping• Say: In the morning after a walk,

he loved to eat bacon, eggs, and toast.

• Say Scratch That Repeatedly until all the text is gone

Lesson Three, Cont’

• Substitute Words

• Say: Select (and then the word you want to replace)

Lesson Three, Cont’

• Let’s Try it!• Say: Benjamin Franklin Discovered

Electricity• Say: Select Benjamin <pause>

Thomas• Say: Select Franklin <pause>

Jefferson• Say: Select electricity <pause> a

swivel chair period

Lesson Three, Cont’

• Your Sentence Should Read…

• Thomas Jefferson invented a swivel chair.

Lesson Three, Cont’

• Save Your Open Document (review lesson two, if necessary)

• Transfer Your Skills to Microsoft Word• Close DragonPad and Open Word by

Saying: Start Microsoft Word

Lesson Four: Training Speech Errors Permanently

• Open DragonPad and Turn On Your Microphone (you should remember how to do this!)

• Open the Correction Window. Say: Spell

• After the Correction Window Opens, say: cap P U B L I S H cap V I E W • Note: The “cap” command capitalizes

the first letter of the word

Lesson Four, Cont’

• Record Your New Word. Say: Train <pause> Record

• Say: PublishView (as clearly as you can!)

• Say: Done• Close the Correction Window by

saying: OK• Test. Say: PublishView • It Should Appear on Your Screen

Lesson Four, Cont’

• Review How to Save a Document• Review How to Open Microsoft

Word• Practice Using MS Word

Almost the End…

• Now You Have a Rudimentary Knowledge of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Voice Recognition Software

• You Will Get Better… It takes Practice!!

• More Study is Available in the Tutorial Section that is on Your Dragon Installation CD – USE IT!

Your Next Step…

• Close PowerPoint• Close Dragon• Go Back to the Website and

Double Click the Icon to Take the Test.

• GOOD LUCK!!!