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DRGN1001 - Prepare your Dragon for dictation

DRGN1001 - Prepare your Dragon for dictation In-Person

Workshop / Text-to-Speech.

Entry: All.

Level: Beginner.

Dragon allows you to speak naturally to dictate and edit your written assignments. Speaking to 'your computer' may feel strange at first, but the Dragon workshops aim to show you how to “type by voice” efficiently.

Dragon is a toolbar that can help students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties with writing and proofreading tasks. In this workshop, we will look at how to prepare your Dragon for dictation.

We will look at how to:

  • create your User Profile and how to add different audio sources from which you will be dictating or transcribing  (microphones, imported recordings etc.)
  • personalize the Vocabulary with custom words and phrases, pronunciations, capitalization properties to make sure Dragon transcribes words that can be written in different ways.

Next recommended workshop:  How to use Dragon to start your first dictation

Dragon v14 is available on Assistive Technology (AT) computers and in the Individual Study Rooms. You will need to be registered to access this software in the Accessible Study Rooms and KL00.09. To see if you eligible, please contact the Library Disability Team at libdis@dmu.ac.uk.
Date:
Wednesday, 14th November 2018
Time:
14:15 - 15:15
Time Zone:
UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
Location:
(OLD) KL 0.07, Learning Development Zone, Ground Floor, Kimberlin Library
Categories:
  Speech-to-Text Software  
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Jina Ali

Digital Partner & Assistive Technology Officer.

MS365 Office, Digital Skills, Assistive Software and Learning Technologies support.

LLS Digital Partners
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
Kimberlin Library
Leicester LE1 9BH