More Productive Writing With Dragon Naturally Speaking

In my work, I do a lot of writing. I always have my trusty voice recorder at my side taking audio notes of important ideas and important work that needs to be completed. You never know when inspiration strikes. Before I discovered Dragon Naturally Speaking, I had to take the time to listen to my notes once every few days to remember the notes that I took. It was unproductive to say the least.

My workload got a lot lighter when I started using Dragon Naturally Speaking. I started off with Version 9. It’s great because I can have it transcribe my notes for me. Instead of me taking time out to listen to my notes, I can just access it in a simple text file. What is even more cool is that I have a little cron job that inserts the text notes into a database automatically. I have search through all of my verbal notes and find little nuggets of information that previously would have been lost somewhere in an audio file.

I have even started writing website content using Dragon Naturally Speaking. I just use my notetaker and “talk my content.” I can easily and quickly generate enough content for a small website. It’s great for getting a great idea off the ground quickly.

Now that the new version of Dragon Naturally 10 is out, I am excited to say the least. It means that the software will get even better and make my day even more productive. Just check out this NY Times Review of Dragon NaturallySpeaking . It gives a good run down of Dragon Naturally Speaking features and benefits. It’s worth your time.

Dragon Naturally Speaking comes in two different versions, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard and Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Preferred. Here is a screencast video that gives you a pretty good rundown of what Dragon Naturally Speaking can do for you and how you can benefit from it. I think it’s easier to see what it can do for you if you see it in action with your own eyes. Take a look:

In a word, I’d describe Dragon Naturally Speaking as amazing. It’s helped me become more productive and it has made it easier for me to manage all of my daily notes.

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