Top 10 ways to improve accuracy with Dragon Naturally Speaking

1. Use careful dictation practices.
2. Import lists of words or phrases.
3. Learn from specific documents.
4. Learn from sent e-mails.
5. Run Accuracy Tuning.
6. Perform additional training.
7. Turn off what you don't use.

The most recent version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software that has been discontinued is Dragon NaturallySpeaking v15. It was released in 2016. The current version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking is Dragon Professional v16, which was released in 2021.

Check your microphone and sound card by running the Check Microphone wizard. If your audio signal level is low, more memory is used to recognize your speech and Dragon's performance is slower. For more information, see Performing a microphone check. Adjust your laptop battery conservation settings.

Here are other ways you can improve Dragon's accuracy:

1. Use the Accuracy Center.
2. Follow the dictation guidelines.
3. Position your microphone properly.
4. Make corrections.
5. Run accuracy tuning.
6. Save your user profile.
7. Train Dragon.
8. Adjust the Speed vs.

Under optimal conditions users should achieve between 98% and 99.5% accuracy with Dragon Professional Individual (DPI) 15 out of the box. There are a number of variables that will help you achieve great recognition accuracy with Dragon: As software, Dragon works the way it's designed to work.

The Bottom Line. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.

Nuance Dragon Professional v16 is the best option for Windows PC users because it surpasses the Microsoft Word and Windows dictation tools in accuracy, quickly processes and displays transcriptions, and offers a helpful training module and selection of command prompts to get you swiftly up to speed.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 learns to detect what you say fairly quickly, and it's quite accurate even the first time you use it. Better still, it improves over time because it learns your language patterns and which words you commonly use.

Improve your dictation with these tips...

1. Research your recording equipment.
2. Find the right environment for your dictation device.
3. Know what you want to say.
4. Identify yourself.
5. Spell any words that need clarification.
6. Speak clearly and slowly.
7. Avoid microphone mishaps.
8. Keep it simple.

Our panelist with language-processing disabilities said Dragon was one of the most accurate dictation options they tried, and the robust command features made it possible for them to quickly navigate their machine.

Top 10 alternatives to Dragon NaturallySpeaking includes Happy Scribe, SpeechTexter, Web Dictation Genie, AmberScript, TranscribeMe, VoxSigma, Speech Recognition Engine, Go Transcribe, Sonix AND Phonexia Speech.

For example, if you want an easy-to-use app that can store your conversations for later reference, Otter is a better option. Dragon is tailored to specific industry professionals who are willing to climb its steep learning curve and get their work done.