My method of putting Dragon NaturallySpeaking to the test is to dictate a review into the product which is an ideal example of "the proof of the pudding being in the eating". I will leave skydiving to the more adventurous types. However I've no intention of copying the method used in the recent Nuance television adverts of the product. Naturally this promise had to be put to the test. As I was more than satisfied with the performance of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, the promise of a further sizeable improvement caught my attention. With the latest version of the software, Nuance is promising a 15% improvement in accuracy over the previous edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. You can also opt to let the software trawl through your documents and e-mails to help familiarise itself with your vocabulary and literary style. The data gained will be integrated into your profile, a process that could take around 5 minutes. You can then choose to work through one (or more) of the training sessions, such as a John F Kennedy speech, an Alice in Wonderland extract and a piece on Working with Dragon Naturally Speaking, which allows the software to adjust to your style of speaking. After supplying the answer to a few questions, a profile will be set up for you.
Automated routines are run to check both the volume level and clarity of the microphone. In order to have a way of communicating by voice to your computer, Nuance includes a HS-GEN-B stereo headset with a rotating and bendable boom microphone. You will also need to activate the software which, by comparison, hardly intrudes on you at all. Fortunately you can click past several of the screens of non-vital questions but it is a bit of an imposition. Nuance does try to extract a fair bit of information from you with regards to registration.
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At the conclusion of the installation an online registration option will be made available.
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking does require the presence of Microsoft Visual C++ 9 runtime and will offer to install this software if necessary.
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This review is based on the Premium version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.Īs part of the product’s installation you will need to enter an 18-character serial number.
You have the choice of Home (previously known as Standard), Premium (previously Preferred), Professional or Legal. The latest version of this software is Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 which comes in four flavours. For a more beneficial use of voice communications with your computer, you should consider speech recognition software such as the market leading (and if truth be told, the only real contender) Dragon NaturallySpeaking from Nuance. However using various expletives or more refined comments about your computer’s parentage rarely have the most productive outcome (although it might help reduce personal stress levels). How often do you talk to your computer? If you are anything like me then that could be on a daily or even on a more regular basis.