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.

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

Lesson Two, Cont’ Practice Saving a Document Say: FILE SAVE AS (name the file and choose SAVE)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lesson Four, Cont’ Record Your New Word. Say: Train 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

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

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!

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