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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Resources
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Youth Villages Increases Counselor Retention by Reducing Documentation Time Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Since introducing Dragon, Youth Villages — a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with serious emotional and behavioral problems — has experienced significant increases in counselor retention numbers, consistency in job satisfaction numbers, and a marked reduction in documentation completion times. In fact, time studies showed that Dragon reduced family counselors’ paperwork time by as much as 55% over typing.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Helps Clearwater Police Fight Crime
By using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to voice-enable officers’ individual patrol car computers, this Florida-based police department was able to speed up the information collection and inquiry processes. The department's officers can dictate information an average of 68% faster than typing by hand.
Bromberg & Sunstein Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Speed Up Workflow & Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars
Legal firm Bromberg & Sunstein LLC deployed Dragon NaturallySpeaking to protect staff from debilitating repetitive stress injuries caused by typing and using a mouse, while not reducing workflow. Dragon generated increased productivity and reduced operating costs while at the same time protecting the firm's employees from repetitive stress injuries.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Transforms the Court Reporting Profession and Eliminates the Need for Transcription (Jennifer Smith)
A court reporter uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking to improve efficiency by reducing the manually intensive and expensive process of transferring court proceedings from audio files into digital records with outside transcription services. This resulted in a cost savings of $8-10,000 per year and an improved level of customer service. In addition, information can now be provided from proceedings almost instantaneously.
Irwin Mitchell Relies on Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Maintain Its Competitive Edge
One of the top 10 law firms in the UK implemented a Dragon-based speech recognition system for 600 lawyers. The firm used Dragon NaturallySpeaking with a customized practice vocabulary to improve the turnaround time for case documents and client information. In fact, Dragon yielded the fastest payback of any technology investment the firm has ever made.
Fields Law Office Boosts Its Bottom Line with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Voice Recognition Software
A legal firm used Dragon NaturallySpeaking to reduce the manually intensive and expensive process of transferring dictated case information from digital recorders to outside transcription services. The net result was a dramatic reduction in costs. The firm saved over $100,000 in transcription costs and simultaneously improved staff productivity.
Ferrell Companies Accelerates Productivity in Salesforce.com with Dragon NaturallySpeaking
CRM tools currently require a significant amount of hand typing and mouse clicking in order to create detailed customer records and follow-up emails. This organization used Dragon NaturallySpeaking to accelerate repetitive information collection workflows, including the creation of macros to automate complex processes that required multiple tasks in different applications. As a result, employees are able to log calls much faster and the sales team has doubled its call volume, saving 60% of the time that they used to spend on repetitive tasks such as sending emails and logging calls.
Leading Insurance Firm Saves $1.2 Million with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Recognition
The claims litigation department of a large insurance organization deployed Dragon NaturallySpeaking to eliminate the need for a traditional dictation and transcription model. The organization was able to save $1.2 million per year by totally eliminating all external transcription fees.
If you would like to learn more about the different Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 product offerings, click on the links to individual datasheets and view detailed information on features, benefits and technical specifications.
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Professional
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred, Wireless
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred, Mobile
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Legal
- Dragon Medical 10
- Dragon Small Practice
- Dragon Medical Enterprise
- PowerMic II
Overview demos
Feature highlights
- General Dictation
Create documents three times faster than typing. Just talk to your computer and watch words quickly appear on the screen. - Custom Vocabulary
Dragon uses a vocabulary to recognize words correctly based not only on the sound of the words, but on their context. The Vocabulary Editor dialog box allows you to view and customize your active vocabulary. You can add words and phrases or view and train dictation commands. - Google Search
With Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Web Search, finding specific information through a Google search is easier and faster than ever. - Quick Voice Formatting
Dragon 10 introduces direct commands for formatting, deleting, and copying named words and passages. - Editing Your Documents
Occasionally Dragon will misrecognize a word from your dictation, but there are a number of ways you can correct the misrecognitions in a document. Dragon lets you play back your dictation so you can more easily identify misrecognitions. - Surf the Web
Dragon includes a set of commands designed specifically for use with Web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox that enable you to surf the Web by voice. - Using Macros
Dragon can help users accomplish routine tasks more quickly and efficiently by cutting down on the number of steps it takes to complete a given task — without changing established business processes. With Dragon, repetitive tasks can be consolidated and executed with a single voice command. - Inserting Text and Images
Users can create text blocks—including commonly used phrases, paragraphs and even graphics—and insert them into documents or emails using a single voice command for faster, easier document creation. - Dragon Voice Shortcuts
Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Web Search and Email collapse common multi-step tasks into direct voice commands. Search specific sites directly for videos, images, news, articles and products and send email to selected contact(s) — all with simple voice commands. - Dragon Help System
Dragon 10 offers an enhanced Sample Commands window and interactive tutorial with a completely new look and feel. - Work on the Web
Dragon Voice Shortcuts make it easier than ever to search the Web, access information, and navigate Web pages.
Eliminate Legal Transcription Bottlenecks with Speech Recognition — August 2008
Thousands of legal professionals now leverage speech recognition technology to dramatically reduce the time it takes to create everything from briefs and contracts to case documentation and correspondence. Law firms and legal departments can deploy speech solutions broadly to speed document turnaround, reduce transcription costs, and streamline repetitive workflows — without having to change current business processes or existing information systems. This white paper discusses some of the legal profession’s most pressing cost and productivity issues and how speech recognition can speed document creation, eliminate document development bottlenecks, increase efficiency and boost profitability.
Drive Productivity and Cost Efficiency with Speech Recognition (Government) — August 2008
Speech recognition technology can enable government agencies to dramatically reduce the time it takes to create documents, navigate complex information systems, or complete any other time-consuming tasks that require staff to type information into a computer. In this way, speech recognition software can be used to boost employee productivity, provide accessibility for disabled workers, and protect employees from repetitive stress injuries. This white paper discusses how government agencies can also deploy speech solutions more broadly to speed document turnaround, automate form completion, reduce transcription costs, and streamline repetitive workflows — without having to change existing business processes or existing information systems.
Optimizing Clinical Productivity: Using Speech Recognition with Medical Features vs. a General Purpose Solution
The Electronic Patient Narrative: A Clinicial Imperative in the EMR Era
Speech Recognition: Accelerating the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records