Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium speech recognition software lets you control your digital world by voice — three times faster than typing. Turn ideas into text at the speed of thought. Tell your PC what to do and it does it. Create documents, send email, control applications, and navigate the Web — just by talking. Use a digital voice recorder and transcribe the audio files back at your PC. Dragon is your key to less stress and more success!
A Personal Assistant for the PCWith Dragon, users say words and they appear on the computer screen -- three times faster than typing -- with up to 99% accuracy right out of the box. You can even personalize Dragon with custom word lists and formatting preferences. Dragon gets more accurate over time as it learns your word choices and writing style.
More Accurate Than Ever BeforeDragon 11 Premium delivers significantly improved accuracy, reducing recognition errors by up to 15% over Dragon 10. Plus, it detects hardware resources and automatically sets up the recommended configuration for optimal performance.
More Dragon Voice ShortcutsJust say what you want to do, and Dragon does it. In addition to simple commands that create email, schedule appointments, and search the Web or desktop, now you can use “Search [website] for [xyz]” commands to conduct specific searches on Facebook.com, MySpace.com, Twitter, IRS.gov, and the Nuance technical KnowledgeBase.
Custom CommandsDragon works the way you work. Users can create custom voice commands -- quickly and easily -- to insert frequently used text and/or graphics for dramatic time savings.
Be More Creative and Productive -- AnywhereDragon keeps up with users’ brains, instantly transforming ideas into text -- with no typos. So you can focus on content instead of typing and spelling for higher quality, more detailed results. For optimal convenience, you can stand up, pace, or cross the room -- there’s no need to be tethered to your PC when you use Dragon with a wireless headset, or you can dictate notes using a digital voice recorder to capture thoughts while they’re still fresh in your mind. And training recorders has never been easier! Creating a user profile for a digital voice recorder has never been faster or easier. Plus, Dragon 11 Premium now directly accepts more audio file formats.
Easy to UseThe Dragon Sidebar allows users to discover and access key commands and tips by putting them in one convenient desktop location. Its content automatically changes depending on which window is currently active.
Pros: Works extremely well with a voice recorder. I have tried many versions of Dragon Naturally Speaking, version 11 is the first one that really works well for me. It works so well that I hardly have to correct the dictation results.
Cons: I use Dragon Naturally Speaking only to transcribe dictation. The program defaults to voice-based computer control, which just gets in the way. I wish the program made it easier to remove the interactive features: computer control, Microsoft Office integration, Web browser integration. Sometimes the dictation goes horribly wrong: too much background noise, sometimes I was too nervous and did not speak correctly, perhaps I was not organized enough. When this happens, Dragon Naturally Speaking produces gibberish - and learns from that! It would be helpful if the program had the option of discarding any learning from the session. Instead, I discard my profile and build a new one. Only runs on Microsoft Windows. I write using LaTeX (wonderful equations, good graphics, excellent tables), and would just as soon use UNIX/Linux.
Overall Review: Use a high-quality digital voice recorder, it makes a real difference. I'm using an Olympus LS-7. Olympus makes lower-cost units that are just as good for dictation. Writing by dictating into a recorder requires organization and practice, but for me it works extremely well. Not only does voice dictation save time, the resulting documents are far better than if typed on a computer. Enunciate each word clearly and separately. Use a very fast computer. I have to use my notebook computer, because I transcribe while traveling. Dragon Naturally Speaking runs very slowly. This does not matter if I just put the machine aside and have it transcribe, but is very irritating if I use DragonPad to correct the results. I no longer bother to correct the results in DragonPad, instead I catch the errors while revising the document.