I can talk 110-150 words per minute – but I can only type about 50 words per minute. Here’s the number one reason I decided to buy speech recognition software: speaking speed versus typing speed. Yes, I am “writing” this blog post with Dragon’s speech recognition software 🙂 What have you got to lose? You can always return it and get your money back if it doesn’t work for you! 10 Ways Dragon Helps Me Write Faster and Better If you’re on the fence about whether or not you should buy Dragon, I encourage you to try it. Here’s why I am so glad I invested in Dragon, and how it is making me a better writer. Dictating did not seem like writing to me. Why? Because I thought that as a “professional writer” I’d actually need to type words. My only regret with Dragon Naturally Speaking is that I waited so long to buy it.ġ0 Ways to Write Faster and Better With Dragon Naturally SpeakingĮven though I’d heard writers talk about speech recognition software on various productivity and writing podcasts, I didn’t think it would work for me. Will soon improve my physical fitness levels.Increases my sense of emotional and mental well-being.Reduces the strain on my fingers, wrists, and forearms.Trains my brain to solve new and different problems.Gives me time to respond to readers’ comments on my blogs.Encourages me to be more expressive and heartfelt in my writing.Helps me find flow, which improves my writing speed.Reveals my writing quirks and weaknesses in a fresh new way.Allows me to write a 2,500 word article in less than 2 hours.Dictating your thoughts will help you write more words, sentences, paragraphs, articles, blog posts, chapters, and books than you could ever do by typing alone.Ī quick list of the 10 ways Dragon has helped me write fast and better: Dictating into speech recognition software can actually improve your writing and editing skills, help you write faster and better, and make you a more productive writer. On the contrary! Dragon Naturally Speaking doesn’t decrease your skills as a writer.
What do you think of that? Could Dragon Naturally Speaking actually ‘dumb down’ your writing skills?” In fact, I think it could be detrimental because I’m writing less and talking more. But I hesitate because I think it won’t help my writing skills. “I’ve been thinking about writing with speech recognition software for a couple of years now. “Thanks for this interesting article on Dragon Naturally Speaking,” says Marv on How to Use Speech Recognition Software – 5 Tips for Writers (Shirley’s article).
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