Do not correct misrecognized words that are usually interpreted correctly. It is faster to undo or select the entire utterance, and dictate it again. Use the program's proprietary editor if your dictation program works best in it. Copying text into your usual word processor after a dictation session is easy. Select the text and dictate.
Revise phrases rather than individual words, even if some of the words are correct.
After learning keyboard-only techniques, she completed the task in one to two seconds. A Call Centre employee who types with one finger regularly uses seven different applications. Using macro-generated hotkeys to switch between programs and to copy text from one application to another, she handled nearly twice as many callers per hour. A graduate student with a learning disability was easily distracted by complex screen layouts. By simplifying the appearance of the programs he used, and removing nonessential menu and toolbar items from his word processor, he stayed focused three to four hours longer daily.