You might not notice if this happens, because Dragon NaturallySpeaking may still get most of your words right. But if the microphone is even slightly out of place, the program may no longer be able to tell the difference between similar-sounding words, such as or and all, and will begin making subtle mistakes. Make it a habit to check your microphone position regularly. If accuracy ever seems lower than normal, always start by checking your microphone. At times the computer will type something that sounds like what you said but isn t quite right.
People sometimes misunderstand each other inthe same way.
This section provides some guidelines for talking to a computer. Speak naturally and continuously, but pronounce each word clearly When you talk to another person, you can mumble and run your words together and still be understood most of the time. But Dragon NaturallySpeaking has trouble interpreting mumbled or slurred speech. The computer recognizes speech most accurately when it can hear each word distinctly. To understand what it means to speak both clearly and naturally, listen to the way newscasters read the news.