| Digital voice recorders and speech recognition | | | | process data at the rate of 120 words per |
| have made it possible for you to be able to not | | | | minute with more 98% or better accuracy on the |
| only dictate what you want but obtain a hard | | | | first time. |
| copy transcript with minimal fuss. It used to be | | | | Using a digital voice recorder and a speech |
| that you would dictate using a tape deck or even | | | | recognition program for your own notes has |
| the even further outdated short hand written out | | | | never been easier. Once you have trained your |
| by a secretary and then have someone else | | | | speech recognition program to your voice |
| translate or transcribe to create the script. | | | | patterns you can simply set up the recorder to |
| Those long and convoluted ways of dealing with | | | | play back and watch your speech program save |
| getting what you want done on paper quickly with | | | | you time by transcribing you voice. All you need |
| the minimum amount of hassle are over. You can | | | | to do is make minor corrections standard with the |
| now use speech recognition software and digital | | | | use of any voice recognition program. |
| voice recorders to not only dictate but transcribe. | | | | The invention of the digital voice recorder took |
| There are thousands of people who make use of | | | | people from time-consuming tapes to compact |
| these tools on a daily basis to make business that | | | | MP3s and made it possible to recorder voices |
| much easier. | | | | clearly and distinctly something that was |
| Consider this example, you are in a meeting with | | | | sometimes lacking on tape based recorders. This |
| a large group of people, brainstorming or simply | | | | makes it possible for you to be able to use |
| discussing the latest data on a project. You can | | | | speech recognition software to transcribe what |
| easily record that information on a digital voice | | | | you have recorded. |
| recorder and then hand it off to a transcriptionist | | | | The combination use of speech recognition and |
| who then uses a speech recognition program to | | | | the digital voice recorder is something new |
| listen then dictate what is heard producing a hard | | | | however; it is something that is making its mark |
| copy script of the information; you need in a | | | | when it comes to time management and cost |
| matter of minutes instead of hours. | | | | effectiveness. There is a great deal that can be |
| Transcriptions used to listen, type, pause, listen, | | | | said for the benefits of technology and the |
| type, pause at a rate of around 70-90 words a | | | | advent and increased use of speech recognition |
| minute. The average person speaks more than | | | | software and the digital recorder has gone a long |
| 120 words a minute. This accounts for the length | | | | way to increasing the benefits that technology |
| of time it takes to transcribe the data from a | | | | brings across the board to any number of |
| digital voice recorder into hardcopy. However, a | | | | business, professional, personal and creative |
| person using a speech recognition program can | | | | applications. |