RE: Voice Recognition Software

[christopher -dot- borresen -at- tellabs -dot- com]

> One participant is available to "train" the software for her side of
> the conversation and to restate the other side of the conversation in
> her own voice. There are many tapes that need to be transcribed. 

To do transcription work, the transcriptionist will need to train the 
speech recognition software to their own voice. I would recommend that 
they then, if possible, use headphones to listen to the tapes and 
dictate simultaneously. This will reduce background noise. 

> Can anyone say whether they have found "Naturally Speaking" (voice
> recognition software by Dragon Systems) to be quickly useful in
> transcribing taped conversations?  
> Any recommendations other than Naturally Speaking? 
 
I worked in the speech recognition market for two years, so feel free 
to e-mail me off-list for recommendations on which package to purchase 
or with setup tips.
 
 Christopher Borresen
 Assoc. Technical Writer
 Tellabs
 christopher -dot- borresen -at- tellabs -dot- com
 (630)378-6547


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