Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Recognition Software

1. Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Recognition Software A Short Course for Faculty and Staff of Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona Press F5 on your computer to view this as a slide show. Advance by left clicking your mouse button.

2. Course Learning Objective • Given a PC, Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, and an Internet connection open to the training page, students will demonstrate knowledge of the basics of Dragon by scoring at least 70% on a test at the end of instruction.

3. What Will We Cover? • Why Use VR (Voice Recognition) • Lesson One: Get Up and Running • Lesson Two: Practice Enunciation • Lesson Three: Correcting Speech Errors • Lesson Four: Training Speech Errors Permanently Note:When in doubt, use the help file within Dragon (go to NaturallySpeaking, HELP, HELP TOPICS)

4. Suggestions Before We Begin… • It is a good idea to print out a copy of these slides as a workbook • Go to FILE, PRINT, (“print what”) HANDOUTS, 3 to a page • You will then have a workbook you can use to go along with this slideshow • Go through this slideshow FIRST, then work through the examples in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

5. Why Use Voice Recognition? • To Increase Productivity • Lower Costs • Increase Accuracy • Save Report Time Preparation • Easier to Comply with Insurance and Government Regulations • Reduce Absenteeism to Staff Due to Carpal Tunnel and Repetitive Stress on Keyboard

6. Why Use VR, Cont’ • Avoid Injury or Overcome a Handicap • Repetitive Tasks Like Keyboarding Can Cause Injury • Pain Isn’t Normal! • VR Helps Those Who Can’t Type Due to Disability

7. Why Use VR, Cont’ • Improves Your Writing • VR May Help Channel Your Thoughts Quicker than the Keyboard

8. Lesson One:Get Up and Running • Step One: Adjust the Microphone • Step Two: Complete Enrollment Training on Speech Profile • Step Three: Enter Your Name in “Create User” • Step 4: Adjust Volume Level

9. Now That You’ve Trained Dragon… • Only Use YOUR Voice Profile • Periodically Readjust Audio Settings • Take a Break Now and Then… Don’t Strain Your Voice!

10. Lesson 2: Enunciation • Speak Clearly & Naturally • Click on the Microphone Button in the Toolbar at the Top of the Screen in Dragon • Say: Go to Sleep • This pauses the microphone

11. Enunciation, Cont’ • Say: Wake Up • This wakes up the microphone • Say: Microphone Off • This turns off the microphone • Say: Wake Up • Say: Start Dragon Pad

12. Enunciation, Cont’ • Say: Talk to your computer period Speak normally and say each word clearly Period Don’t should and don’t whisper Period Don’t stop in the middle of a sentence Period Practice speaking clearly Period

13. How Did You Do?Let’s Continue…. • Say: Select All • Say: Delete That • Say: File, New • Say: Wake Up • Say:Don’t break any speed records when you speak to your computer. Talk at a speed just right for you.

14. Speak Line and Paragraph Commands Clearly • Clear Your Screen. Say: select all <pause> delete • Practice Punctuation. Say: • Period • Comma • Question Mark • Exclamation Point • Colon • Semicolon

15. Commands, Cont’ • Dash • Open Quote • Close Quote • Now, Let’s Move Through a Document on Your Screen.

16. Lesson Two, Cont’ • Say: Go to Top • Say: Go to Bottom • Say: Go to Beginning of Line • Say: Go to End of Line

17. Lesson Two, Cont’ • Try a Few Sentences! • Say: Wake Up • Say: Is that your final answer? • Say: Congratulations, You have one the grand prize. • Say: Do you want to buy a new computer?

18. Lesson Two, Cont’ • Practice Saving a Document • Say: FILE <pause> SAVE AS • (name the file and choose SAVE)

19. Lesson Three: Correcting Speech Errors Immediately • Open Dragon NaturallySpeaking • Say Wake Up if your Microphone is sleeping • Say: In the morning after a walk, he loved to eat bacon, eggs, and toast. • Say Scratch That Repeatedly until all the text is gone

20. Lesson Three, Cont’ • Substitute Words • Say: Select (and then the word you want to replace)

21. Lesson Three, Cont’ • Let’s Try it! • Say: Benjamin Franklin Discovered Electricity • Say: Select Benjamin <pause>Thomas • Say: Select Franklin <pause> Jefferson • Say: Select electricity <pause> a swivel chair period

22. Lesson Three, Cont’ • Your Sentence Should Read… • Thomas Jefferson invented a swivel chair.

23. Lesson Three, Cont’ • Save Your Open Document (review lesson two, if necessary) • Transfer Your Skills to Microsoft Word • Close DragonPad and Open Word by Saying: Start Microsoft Word

24. Lesson Four: Training Speech Errors Permanently • Open DragonPad and Turn On Your Microphone (you should remember how to do this!) • Open the Correction Window. Say: Spell • After the Correction Window Opens, say: cap P U B L I S H cap V I E W • Note: The “cap” command capitalizes the first letter of the word

25. Lesson Four, Cont’ • Record Your New Word. Say: Train <pause> Record • Say: PublishView (as clearly as you can!) • Say: Done • Close the Correction Window by saying: OK • Test. Say: PublishView • It Should Appear on Your Screen

26. Lesson Four, Cont’ • Review How to Save a Document • Review How to Open Microsoft Word • Practice Using MS Word

27. Almost the End… • Now You Have a Rudimentary Knowledge of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Voice Recognition Software • You Will Get Better… It takes Practice!! • More Study is Available in the Tutorial Section that is on Your Dragon Installation CD – USE IT!

28. Your Next Step… • Close PowerPoint • Close Dragon • Go Back to the Website and Double Click the Icon to Take the Test. • GOOD LUCK!!!