Voice Input Fundamental or Fad

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Voice InputFundamental or Fad?

• by
• Lyn R. Clark
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Woodland Hills, California

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How Fast Can You Type?

• During the past two years,Clark Data
  Communicationshas been actively engaged in a
  program to improve communi-cation within the
  organization.As a result of this program, two
  new internal publications were inaugurated to
  facilitate communication among all employees.

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How Fast Can You Talk?

• During the past two years, Clark Data
  Communications has been actively engaged in a
  program to improve communication within the
  organization. As a result of this program, two
  new internal publications were inaugurated to
  facilitate communication among all employees.

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R u b e s . . .
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Z i t s . . .
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What Can S-R Software Do?

• Input, edit, and format text
• Dictation speeds up to 160 wam
• Accuracy from 9599 percent
• Input into Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
  WordPerfect, etc.
• Use dictation and command modes
• Spell words correctly
• Customize vocabulary

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What Can S-R Software Do?

• Play back dictation and hear text read aloud
• Switch between applications using voice commands
• Manage e-mail
• Create additional user voice files
• Browse the Web

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Speech-Recognition Software Now!
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Who Are the Major Players?
MicrosoftSpeech
DragonNaturallySpeaking 8 (ScanSoft)
IBM ViaVoice 10(ScanSoft)
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
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IBM ViaVoice 10
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Microsoft Speech
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Analysis of Software

• Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
• Developed by ScanSoft
• Considered leader in speech technology
• IBM ViaVoice 10
• Developed by IBM
• Marketed (recently) by ScanSoft
• Microsoft Speech
• Developed by Microsoft
• Included with Office XP and Office 2003
• Considered to be cumbersome

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The Microsoft Dream
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The MicrosoftSpeech Applications Software
Development Kit (SASDK) forsoftware developers
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Speech Recognition

• Using Speech-Recognition
• Software in
• Business OccupationalClasses

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Document Preparation

• Then

• Now

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What Do You Need?

• A high-end computer system
• Speech-recognition software
• Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
• IBM ViaVoice10
• Microsoft Speech
• Training in using efficiently a specific
  speech-recognition program

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The Computer

• 3 GHz Pentium 4
• 512MB RAM

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System Recommendations

• Windows XP or 2000
• 300 MB free hard-disk space additional 30 to 50
  MB required for each additional user on the same
  computer
• Speakers (for audio playback)

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System Recommendations

• Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or equivalent
  sound board supporting 16-bit recording
• Speech-recognition software Dragon
  NaturallySpeaking 8, Preferred version
• CD-ROM drive for installation

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The Microphone/Headset

• Surroundings and computer audio
• Noise-reduction microphone

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The Microphone

• Free-standing microphone
• Noise-reduction microphone

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Create a User Profile

• Check volume level.
• Check quality of audio input.
• Complete general training.
• Perform additional training.
• Add words from your documents to the vocabulary.

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Basic Program Commands

• Microphone off
• Go to sleep
• Wake up
• New paragraph
• New line

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Basic Navigation Commands

• Go to bottom
• Go to top
• Press Home
• Press End
• Insert before (word or phrase)

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More Navigation Commands

• Insert after (word or phrase)
• Move right 6
• Move right 6 words
• Move up 10
• Move down 20

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Basic Editing Commands

• Scratch that
• Correct that
• Correct lttextgt
• Select lttextgt

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Editing and Formatting

• Review language principles
• Review document formats
• Create documents using speech-recognition
  software
• Edit and format documents
• Insert proofreaders marks to indicate corrections

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Speech-RecognitionSoftware

• Students Dictating
• in the
• Pierce College Classroom

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• Begin UsingVoice Input!

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