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	Listen to Dictation Style of Susan Fulton and Marty Markoe (MP3 format) Speech Recognition software does not work well with conversational speech. Susan and Marty are very average speakers. SR works for them because they have trained themselves to enunciate each word clearly. How NOT to Sound * - by Susan Fulton. How to Sound * - This dictation resulted in 100% accuracy. Paragraph 1 of The Rainbow Passage* - How Marty Markoe dictates. The complete well trained passage yields 100% accuracy when enunciated clearly with any good quality microphone. Because of this it is used as the baseline text for testing.
	Key Steps to High Speech Recognition Accuracy for PC Users A beginners guide to using Speech Recognition Software
	Mac Key Steps to High Speech Recognition Accuracy A beginners guide to using Speech Recognition Software
	Hints for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Users Larry Allen's web site with great tips for using Dragon NaturallySpeaking and obtaining Dragon software and upgrades.
	In the UK see ITSpeaking Graham Hendry can train you and supply hardware at fair prices
	Quick Switch written by Scott Weinstein of Applied Recognition Inc. allows for hands-free switching from one open application window to another.
	Technical Discussion of Misrecognitions in Layman Terms by Chuck Runquist.
	Dictating to Your Computer for Lawyers and Judges by Judge Tom Smith - download this Word Document.
	Technical Discussion of Windows Sound Recorder by Walt Kuryliak
	www.speechutilities.com A nice clean site with command and control utilities for Dragon Professional users
	Notable Quotes on the Importance of High Accuracy - Alan Walker - Robbie Robinson
	Capture Audio - Save any audio to the MP3 format The Audio Record Wizard is a software program designed to record audio from a microphone, record player, streaming audio, tape recorder, phone conversation, VCR and video games.
	MIT Website with information on RSI (Repetitive Stress Injury)
	Expensive Microphones by Birger Petterson (passed away 10/2007) Birger is an independent tester of microphones, whose main concern is the ability of a microphone to reproduce sound accurately for speech recognition. An engineer and retired businessman, he tests microphones as a hobby. Birger owns many models of the IBM ThinkPad series.
	Demystifying Microphone Connections by Birger Petterson
	Notebook Computers and Speech Recognition - a short treatise by a long time user of speech recognition.
	How Microphones Work Clicking above brings you to the UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz) Arts web site page on Microphones. This is a short treatise, in layman's terms, that explains the ins and outs of microphones.
	Speaking to Write - Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition for Secondary Students with Disabilities.