These groundwork-laying activities can be confined to regular but brief sessions throughout week two. Create notes and correspondence by speaking them. More complex documents such as pleadings should be saved for week four. This is an opportunity to learn the simple procedures for training the program to recognize new words. Where appropriate, this week is also a good time to introduce speech recognition software to support staff.
Some attorneys have little to gain from their own use of speech recognition software.
Once lawyers have convinced staff that speech recognition software is here not to replace them but to make their lives easier, they can decide whether to involve them as full users of the software. The fact that the majority of the text already exists saves support staff an enormous amount of time, enabling them to focus on other tasks. Week 4 Week four is a good time to assess overall progress in dictating work. Anyone who has been using the software properly but is not satisfied with its level of recognition accuracy should perform another enrollment, making use of refinements in technique learned since the first time. If all is well, it's time to begin dictating more complex documents, such as motions and complaints.