Conclusion

Speech recognition technology has been around for over 15 years but only recently has it made great strides. Dictation really does make writing fun, and having fun at what you do is great for your productivity.

Personally, I was determined to make dictation work for me. The benefits are substantial. Therefore, I was committed to find a way around the glitches in the software, whatever they may be, and make sure I was using the software to its potential. Now, I have a well-trained Dragon Assistant, which can handle a lot of the writing workload. If you follow the recommendations in this book, you too will be able to use Dragon Professional Individual 15 to meet your writing goals.

In particular, my “eureka” moment was when I realized I could beat writer’s block if I used the transcription service. I could completely sidestep the paralysis and procrastination when facing a blank page. The whole idea of recording audio away from the blank page, and then having a very good transcription ready for me to work with, was frankly, mind blowing! And with a few experiments and tweaks, this approach works out great on real projects.

I encourage you to find your own workflow, to try out the application in combination with your favorite text editing application and craft a workflow that makes you happy to write.

Thank you for reading this book, and I hope it helps you to make the most of Dragon dictation for your work.

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