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Dragon Speech Recognition

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What is Dragon Speech Recognition?

Nuance's Dragon Speech Recognition suite are applications for lawyers, medical practitioners, and other professionals, allowing them to dictate and record notes (according to the vendor) faster than typing, accurately.

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Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has proven to be a versatile tool across various industries and professions. Users have employed the …
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Dragon Anywhere

$14.99

On Premise
per month

Dragon Professional Individual, v15

$500

On Premise
per license

Dragon Legal Individual, v15

$500

On Premise
per license

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Dragon Speech Recognition?

Dragon Speech Recognition Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has proven to be a versatile tool across various industries and professions. Users have employed the software for a range of tasks, including data entry, report writing, editing, and email correspondence. Professionals such as lawyers have found the product particularly beneficial as it allows them to quickly and accurately dictate their thoughts and notes without the need for transcription services. This capability enables them to maintain privacy while dictating in the comfort of their own office. Similarly, physicians in office settings have integrated Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition with their electronic medical records system, streamlining documentation by dictating progress and procedure notes following patient visits. This integration has not only reduced reliance on paper charts but also decreased the need for office supplies.

Reviewers have highlighted the impressive accuracy of Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition even when users exhibit low confidence in their spoken words. This reliability makes it a dependable tool for speech recognition across different environments and professions. In addition, staff members who require fast turnaround times for producing meeting minutes have benefited from using this software. Granting access to specific individuals who meet work requirements ensures compliance with statutory deadlines for publishing minutes of public proceedings while enhancing overall efficiency.

It's worth noting that the usage of Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is limited to a single license and is not available campus-wide. However, its versatility in assisting with tasks such as data entry, report writing, note-taking, and transcription has made it an indispensable resource for professionals seeking more efficient ways to complete their work.

Accurate Transcription: Users have found Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition extremely helpful for transcribing recordings of meetings, with some reviewers appreciating the flexibility to determine the level of detail they want in their transcriptions. They have praised its ability to provide near verbatim or summarized versions of proceedings.

Excellent Voice Recognition and Punctuation: Reviewers have consistently mentioned that Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition excels at recognizing their voice and inserting necessary punctuation and correct spelling with minimal intervention required. The software's development of a sophisticated personal profile has been highly valued, leading to accurate understanding of speech patterns and preferences.

Efficient Reproduction of Complex Language: Many users have expressed satisfaction with how quickly and efficiently Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition recognizes and replicates complex technical language once it is entered into the recognized vocabulary. This feature has helped in accurately reproducing specialized terms during transcription tasks.

Challenging Editing Process: Users have reported that editing with Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has proven to be challenging, requiring multiple attempts to accurately transcribe their intended words. This issue has been mentioned by several reviewers and can lead to frustration and inefficiency during the editing process.

Buffering Issues for Fast Talkers: Some users have experienced buffering issues when dealing with fast talkers, which hampers the accuracy of the software. The buffering problem has been cited by a number of reviewers and can cause interruptions in the transcription process, leading to inaccuracies in the final output.

Resource-Intensive Software: Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has been described as a resource hog by some users, potentially impacting the overall performance of their systems. Several reviewers have mentioned this concern, highlighting that running the software requires significant system resources which may affect other tasks being performed simultaneously on their devices.

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Elliot Hicks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am a lawyer with my predominant practice being mediation and arbitration. I practice by myself. I use Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition for all of my document creation needs, for correspondence, legal briefing, and all other things that happen within a law office. Using this application has allowed me to avoid hiring a secretary, except for special projects.
  • Accurate word to print recognition.
  • Creation of all varieties of documents.
  • 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.
Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is well-suited for any document creation need. Not as great on forms, because there must be time for one to process one's thoughts, but still pretty good. Memory issues seem to make the program delay transcribing words to an unacceptable extent. I'm sure artificial intelligence will change the program substantially.
  • I haven't had to hire a secretary for day-to-day work.
  • Savings on personnel.
With Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition, I don't have to be online to make it effective, where VoiceTyper requires you to be connected. Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is a more comprehensive program for punctuation and commands.
You can't get anyone on the phone in a reasonable time if you need support.
Once you learn the product, it is quite easy to use.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is used as a single license. Not campus-wide.
  • 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.
  • It crashes constantly. Many times you would lose your work.
  • Nuance stopped supporting macOS a few eyes ago. That was an important minus. The last macOS supported version is now useless; it does not even start under the new macOS versions.
  • The delay between listening and writing is applications like Word is way too big. I always have to dictate into a simple text editor and then copy the content into Word. Very bothersome.
  • Apple dictation works much faster.
Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is still a good choice for those that need to use a lot of technical terms. Otherwise, other companies are putting together more simple and as effective software. Lacking support for macOS is a big minus.
  • It facilitates writing down first drafts of long documents.
  • Once they stopped supporting macOS, many colleagues stopped using it, so it turned out to be a poor financial investment for the department.
Apple dictation is free and already integrated into the OS. It works very fast, and accuracy can be improved over time, depending on what OS version you have.
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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