Nuance viavoice 10-advanced edition User Manual

Chapter 2. The magic of dictating with ViaVoice

Congratulations! You have successfully set up your speech system and are
now ready to practice dictation with SpeakPad, the speech-enabled word
processor in ViaVoice.

We should first establish a few guidelines to help you get started.

v If you have not used speech recognition before, relax! Talking to

your computer is fun and easy. Get a glass of water and follow
along with us in this chapter.

v ViaVoice understands when you speak clearly and in a normal,

natural manner. For some people, getting comfortable with speech
recognition takes time and practice. So, please be patient and try
not to be self-conscious! Talking to your computer is almost as
easy as talking on the telephone, and the more you use your
speech system, the more comfortable you’ll become.

v As you work through this chapter, consider everything you do as

practice—we sincerely want you to become a great ViaVoice user!
This is your chance to play with the technology and learn how to
make ViaVoice serve you.

v Work through the material in this chapter until you obtain

satisfactory results and feel comfortable speaking to your
computer.

Take your time and just follow the instructions.