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Dragon Naturally Speaking - geting a little frustrated wtih it - AMG

Posted: Aug 10, 2012

Has anyone tired using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.0 software to do their transcription? I recently bought just the basic one and have been trying to use it but am geting a little frustrated wtih it and just wondered if anyone has had any success in using it and I want to know if I'm wasting my time training it for medical transcription?

If Dragon was a viable option, we would all be using it.It had been around - for many, many years. nm

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True - AMG

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:)

It is a viable option - Snow Bunny

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but it's not for everyone. I can produce more lines per hour dictating with Dragon (proof included) then I can typing and using an abbreviation expander.

How long did it take you to get to that point? Hrs, days, weeks, - months? Assume you are still training it? nm

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I'm still trying - AMG

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I've actually been using it nonstop for the past week, and it seems to be coming along better, but I've timed myself using the dragon and it has taken me 8 minutes to type one report and close to 2 minutes to type it manually...so I'm not there yet...I think the main thing is, it's not the medical dragon so I'm having to add in everything...I'm going to give it a little more time although I'm doing most of my typing manually for now.

Dragon training - Snow Bunny

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I see the option to reply via email has vanished, so I'm going to have to give you mine, so I can help you through everything: su1953@tds.net

the training never stops - Snow Bunny

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How well it works depends upon several factors ... the tops being your sound card (cannot be built into the motherboard) and your microphone (nix the one that comes with the product). After that come the document analysis, correct manner of echo-dictating, and your willingness to take the time to train actual errors. As with everything in life, the more time you put into it the faster and better it will be. And, of course, it helps to have an account where you're not nit-picked to death with the editing. That's a killer.

If all of the above for "in play," following the installation, adding words, and document analysis, I could start on a brand new account and achieve 98-99% accuracy in about 24 hours of actual Dragon use. IOW, if I spend 1 hour a day using the product, it would take 24 days.

what headset do you recommend? - AMG

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and not sure what you meant by echo-dictating....is that setting in the software? Thanks!

Use your current headset - Snow Bunny

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Unless you mean microphone ... email me and I'll turn you into a Dragon master in no time. :}

I sent you email nm - Snow Bunny

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