We were pleased to receive this feedback from someone we helped recently:-

Hi Peter,

I am just writing to express my thanks for the time that you spent with me today. It was an extremely impressive piece of communicating, for which I’m very grateful. The amendments that you have suggested I make to my system, appear to have all worked superbly and not only am I getting a speedier response, but I have lost no accuracy whatsoever.

You can be sure that I will be extolling your virtues to any of my friends/contacts that are interested in the subject of speech software

Regards

Bill

Reminder - a CD with Professional vocabularies for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional is now available.

The Dragon Professional Vocabularies have been created for Lawyers specialising in Property, Corporate Law, Personal Injury, Family Law and General Litigation, Tax and Accounting professionals, Surveyors specialising in property valuations, commercial and building surveying. Additionally vocabularies have been created for City Finance and Company Secretaries.

1. Now compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Professional.
2. Recognises key words and phrases.
3. No need to train new words.
4. Also compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking versions 8 and 9. 

The price is £135 + VAT delivered and and may be purchased from the Speech Empowered Computing online shop here.

This product is NOT compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking PREFERRED verion.

Peter Maddern
Speech Empowered Computing

We are pleased to announce the following new products added this month to the online shop:-

 
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred V10 (no headset)

If you already have a suitable headset and want to get speech recognition software, consider purchasing this software – only version and save £40 off the usual delivered price of £139 + VAT. Alternatively, you may want to reserve your budget for a higher quality headset than the one that usually ships with Dragon NaturallySpeaking)

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred V10 with superior, noise cancelling headset

Regular Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred ships with a “starter” microphone. Fine for getting started but you will get more accuracy and better noise cancellation with an improved microphone. Dragon This NaturallySpeaking Plus version comes with a high quality, noise cancelling microphone, the Parrott TalkPro Xpress which normally sells for £50.05 plus VAT. Get improved accuracy, eliminates background noise. Grab this package for only £10 more than the regular price of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred!

New improved version of the Sennheiser VMX 100 combo

Now new and improved – now shipped with Plug & Play USB Bluetooth adapter. No longer do you have to install any Bluetooth software. The headset is charged and pre-paired by us to the Bluetooth adapter so you are ready to go! Lightweight and comfortable noise cancelling Bluetooth headset for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking versions 9 and 10 Preferred and Professional.

New Bluetooth Wireless headsets

We have introduced the Plantronics Calisto with Plug & Play Bluetooth adapter as a standalone item. Previously, you could only order this microphone as part of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Wireless bundle. Now you can purchase the headset and adapter on its own. Great accuracy, light and comfortable. Great for when you take your laptop with Dragon with you on your travels. Great for use with VOIP programmes like Skype also.

We have introduced a brand new headset after extensive evaluations. The Zivio Bluetooth with Bluetooth Plug & Play USB adapter.

We have been really impressed by the performance of this headset in our testing. It has excellent accuracy even with office noise in the background as the boom gets really close to your mouth and listens to your dictation rather than the background.

Suitable for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred and Professional versions 9 and 10

In addition, this is the coolest – looking headset ever and it’s light enough to be worn for long periods of time.

Peter
Speech Empowered Computing
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We were extremely pleased to receive the following testimonial today from satisfied customer AR in Bornemouth, Dorset:-

“I really appreciate the service you give.   It is way above what one can generally expect in Britain, or possibly the rest of the world, these days.

Once again, thank you for your exceptional service.  Not only are you painstaking in the direct service you give to me but the notes you have prepared for everyone are clear and very helpful.   I have also been very impressed by the obvious determination you have put into making all of your materials look very professional.   “Speech” Empowered Computing is an impressive outfit”

Peter

Speech Empowered Computing

Special offer – Speech Empowered Computing is now giving a free online 30 minute training video with every copy of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional Wireless and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Student/Charity edition. This easy to follow training video covers some of the most important aspects of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, namely:-

1. Select and Say (how to select text and replace it with new text by voice)
2. How to correct by voice so that Dragon “learns from its mistakes”
3. How to add words and phrases to the vocabulary, written form and spoken form and a powerful shortcut for adding words and phrases to the vocabulary directly from a Microsoft Word or similar document
4. How to create “boilerplate text” in the Command Browser function of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

As a bonus, Speech Empowered Computing is also giving away interactive PDF files which detail most of the often use commands in a visual, easy to understand interactive graphical format. Our clients find this format really helps them to recall the key commands that they need to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to its full potential, without having to trawl through documents which have the commands in a traditional “checklist” format.

All this plus £64 off the recommended retail price of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional software!

These high-value resources will help you be more productive from day one.

All the versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional can be ordered from the Speech Empowered Computing online shop.

For more information, contact Peter Maddern at Speech Empowered Computing.

Peter Maddern
Speech Empowered Computing

By now, you must have heard of Twitter? Think of it as a micro – blog. You send maximum 140 character updates about what you are doing and you follow updates of others you choose to follow and others may choose to follow you. It’s quite addictive!

You can follow Speech Empowered Computing at

www.twitter.com/speechem

Peter Maddern

Speech Empowered Computing is pleased to announce it will be holding a series of free Webinars (web conferences) over the next few months on the benefits of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking system and how it can enhance personal productivity.

The first webinar in the series is scheduled for 10.30 a.m. GMT on Thursday 19th March.

Peter Maddern will be running through some live demonstrations where he will use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to create reports in Microsoft Word and e-mails/calendar management in Microsoft Outlook using speech recognition. He will also take participants on a tour of the features and benefits of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking programme. He will conclude with a questions and answer session.

How will I benefit from attending the Webinar?

Nowadays, there is more and more to accomplish with fewer resources. You will learn how speech recognition can greatly enhance your PC (and hence personal) productivity. Free yourself from the constraints of typing all your reports, e-mails, presentations and spreadsheets etc and learn how the system can allow you to dictate at up to 99% accuracy at speeds of up to 160 words per minute.

Who should attend:

Anyone who would like to be more productive and be able to create their own notes, reports and e-mail e.g.:-

• Solicitors
• Surveyors
• Building Engineers
• CEO’s, Executives, Team Members 
• Users with disabilities
• Sales and Marketing Professionals
• Medical Professionals
• Academic staff (Teachers, Lecturers, Academic administrative staff, students etc)
• Administrators
• Authors
• Technical Authors
• Translators

However, this Webinar will really benefit anyone who relies heavily on their computer to get their job done and who has ever considered getting started with Dragon NaturallySpeaking computer speech recognition but don’t know how to go about it.

Please note – the Webinar will cover only European versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking designed for UK English/American English/Australian English speakers in Europe so registration is necessarily restricted to those with English as their first language living in Europe.

How do I register to attend?

Registration can be found here – places limited to 12 so register soon to book your place.

What do I need to join?

All you need is a fast internet connection and Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox with the most up to date Java client. You will call in via a local telephone number provided by Speech Empowered Computing (you just pay for the cost of the call) or you can join at no cost with a headset microphone using VOIP.

Full joining instructions (link and meeting ID) will be sent to registered participants ahead of time.

Dr Peter Maddern
Speech Empowered Computing

New – we now offer up to 4 hours live online instruction covering the basics of using Dragon NaturallySpeaking (versions 8, 9 and 10) with Microsoft Word plus instruction on achieving high recognition accuracy, including editing the vocabulary and analysing typical documents to enhance accuracy.

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Purchasing speech recognition software is a sound investment. However, you probably want to see what you’re getting for your investment you commit to buy. Unfortunately, there’s no digital download available from the manufacturers of Dragon NaturallySpeaking for you to try the programme out. On the other hand, as a Dragon Partner, we my be able to set up a limited duration user trial for organisations local to us in the North West if reasonable travel costs are reimbursed – contact Speech Empowered Computing to discuss.

So what other options are there to check out Dragon NaturallySpeaking before you buy?

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Feedback from a satisfied customer (an American National) in France trained by Speech Empowered Computing via a remote desktop connection to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 10:-

“Thanks again for the training. It was well organized and I was impressed with the remote desktop function. I also feel I learned a lot – now I just need to find the time to apply it all! But I will.”

Ms Fitzgerald, France

Feedback from a satisfied customer after Speech Empowered Computing installed Dragon NaturallySpeakingt 10 Preferred via a remote desktop connection and configured it to run with a new Sennheiser ME3 headset and Andrea PureAudio USB-SA sound card:-

“Thank you for your latest information, your time and your excellent service.”

Mr Ross, Bornemouth

Peter Maddern
Speech Empowered Computing