Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition vs. Otter.ai

My job requires that I produce lengthy and detailed minutes of meetings and Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is absolutely ideally suited for this purpose. Notably, meetings are recorded and it is extremely easy to playback the recording of meetings while dictating notes. This is a remarkable saving in time and effort in producing minutes that might otherwise take a few days. I cannot think of any scenario where it would be less appropriate to use Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition other than in a situation where it is not possible to dictate for whatever reason.

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Otter.ai is an excellent tool for any public speaker who would like to obtain a written transcript of a message they have given. It is helpful as well for providing a written transcript of a recorded conversation, especially if you need to provide a record of what was said to you in a sensitive discussion that you happened to legally record on your phone. The one scenario I would not recommend using Otter.ai for would be if one needed this audio recording quickly, as it does take some time to upload the recording (and then possibly format it).

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• The main advantage is that it calibrates itself around your tone and accent.
• Integration with many apps and operative system is good.
• Integrating custom words and acronyms is very easy, so, over time, recognition becomes very precise and customized.

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• Provides excellent audio transcriptions.
• Helps spoken communicators assess their messages.
• Provides accurate spacing in the transcript where there are pauses in the recording.

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• Word recognition can always improve.
• Sometimes puts stray words or characters on the page if you forget to tell the microphone to go to sleep.
• Adds non-spoken words for no reason if there is a delay in speaking.

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• Customer service is terrible--zero customer interaction.
• Billing system is questionable--was billed for two other accounts just because they were connected to my company.
• Slow to take care of billing issues.

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• Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is not up to par with any of the other AI voice recognition technologies currently available
• The software is also very buggy and crashes frequently
• Punctuation also seems like an afterthought for Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition software--requiring the user to speak out each comma, period, etc.

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Once you learn the product, it is quite easy to use.

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One of the worst companies in terms of customer service getting the download file because of a laptop upgrade took me months of work. No jokes.

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Other than the more recent speech recognition tools from Microsoft, Google, etc., I have always used Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I was introduced to AI technology on an appraisal assignment. During the engagement, I had an opportunity to learn about the technology, and when I researched speech recognition software, the best reviews were of Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I purchased Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition and have stayed with the product.

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Otter.ai is in a recording category of its own. There are a few other apps on the app store that allow for recording transcription. But not to the level or other added features Otter.ai adds. I think the software is really good for business processes and procedures and can help a lot of people out.

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• Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made it easier to dictate progress notes
• Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made seeing patients more efficient
• Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition was a little expensive for our smaller practice

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• It has allowed us to transcribe videos more quickly, providing a time savings.
• We can transcribe a number of media pieces that we can then use the transcribed content across platforms as needed

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