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First and foremost, the ideal NaturallySpeaking training is a customized training program designed to meet your particular objectives. The number of training hours needed will vary from person to person, depending on many factors (e.g., familiarity and comfort with computers, aptitude for learning new software programs, clarity of speech and accent, the number and complexity of software applications to be used with NaturallySpeaking, and the specific computing tasks to be performed by voice (dictation only, complete hands-free control of the computer, custom voice command creation)).

The most popular NaturallySpeaking training courses are listed below. If the course you are interested in is not listed here, please contact me to discuss your specific training needs.

• NaturallySpeaking Basics
• Increasing Productivity with NaturallySpeaking
• Customizing NaturallySpeaking
• Creating Custom Voice Commands
• Using NaturallySpeaking with Microsoft® (MS) Outlook® *
• Using NaturallySpeaking with MS Word *
• Using NaturallySpeaking with MS Excel® *
• Using NaturallySpeaking with MS Internet Explorer

* = Knowledge of the MS software application is a prerequisite for this class

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NaturallySpeaking Customization

Customize NaturallySpeaking to unleash its full potential as a high-productivity tool and significantly increase its ease-of-use. Let NaturallySpeaking do your work for you--when you speak the name of a custom command. Through workflow analysis and depending on your requirements, I may:

• configure NaturallySpeaking for your specific computing environment
• integrate NaturallySpeaking into your workflow
• customize the NaturallySpeaking vocabulary with your client’s names and unique terminology
• create dictation shortcuts to insert your frequently-used boilerplate text passages into your documents
• run NaturallySpeaking’s accuracy tools to increase speech recognition accuracy
• create advanced commands that:
  • start and run your applications
  • check your email, and manage email messages and mailboxes
  • create your standard reports and documents
  • perform your multi-step computing tasks
  • automate data entry
  • manage your computer files, folders and windows and more

Please contact me to discuss your specific customization needs.

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NaturallySpeaking Voice Commands Packages

To increase productivity with today’s popular software applications, I offer libraries of hundreds of time-saving custom NaturallySpeaking voice commands. (Each voice command automates a multi-step, repetitive, frequently-used or complex computer task when the user merely speaks the name of the command.) Time-saving NaturallySpeaking voice commands packages are available for:

• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Internet Explorer
• MS Outlook
• MS Outlook Express
• MS Windows® Explorer
• MS Project
• “global” commands (available everywhere)
• NaturallySpeaking Spell dialog box
• NaturallySpeaking Command Browser
• NaturallySpeaking command creation tools **
• HyperText Markup Language (HTML) **
• Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) **
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) **
• Qualcomm Eudora®
• Adobe® Reader®
• Winzip®
• Ipswitch WS_FTP®
• Netscape® browser
• Macromedia® HomeSite®
• instant messenger
• and others

** = For programmers and web developers who want to write code using NaturallySpeaking

If the voice commands package you are interested in is not included in the list above, please contact me to discuss your specific needs.

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NaturallySpeaking Software Demonstration

If you are unfamiliar with the features and capabilities of NaturallySpeaking, consider watching a live demonstration of this product so you can decide if it will meet your needs.

I enjoy giving demonstrations because showing how speech recognition can be a productivity tool is exciting. But it takes considerable time, so I limit demonstrations to:

• situations where there are several persons planning to acquire professional speech recognition software and/or training within the next few weeks
• situations where I am paid for my time to demonstrate NaturallySpeaking
• groups of 20 or more professional persons who may be seriously interested in this technology, or
• other situations where it is worthwhile to demonstrate NaturallySpeaking.

For other situations, I welcome your inquiries and will be happy to explain the technology on the telephone, and other methods, as appropriate.

Cost Savings

My fees are significantly lower than my competitors’ fees. I can charge less because (1) I do not need to recover the overhead costs associated with a larger business, (2) I do not need to meet sales quotas and (3) Santa Cruz County residents need not pay for long-distance travel fees charged by out-of-area trainers since I reside in Santa Cruz County. The bottom line is that my clients receive more service for less money. And receiving more service results in greater proficiency and efficiency with NaturallySpeaking.

Service Area

Handsfree Computing serves clients in and around Santa Cruz County.

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