Services

Services for vocational rehabilitation counselors, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical practitioners, disability attornies and insurance companies

Vocational rehabilitation counselors, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical practitioners, disability attornies and insurance companies who encounter keyboard-challenged clients or patients suffering from hand or arm injuries will be able to discuss the usefulness of speech recognition software with clients and refer potential users to an expert Dragon NaturallySpeaking trainer, such as myself. I can:

• provide information about speech recognition software to enable you to advise your clients and patients about this method of overcoming barriers to the computer, enumerate the keys to its successful use, and review the challenges of using speech recognition software and ways to overcome them
• give you a software demonstration of the features and capabilities of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• advise your clients about reasonably-priced hardware components necessary for good speech recognition accurancy and performance, and which NaturallySpeaking edition is appropriate for their needs.
• provide individualized NaturallySpeaking training to your clients and patients at their home or job site, minimizing keyboarding and mousing activities as their physical condition requires, and enabling them to return to gainful employment. (My training is developed from a detailed lesson plan and each student will receive a course syllabus and extensive handouts that facilitate the understanding and practice of the material presented long after the training session.)
• customize NaturallySpeaking for your client’s workflow, computing environment and software applications to increase their productivity and ease-of-use. Let NaturallySpeaking do the hard work, when your client speaks the name of a custom command.

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Services for employers

Employers could reduce workers compensation, disability and medical insurance costs, increase employee retention and productivity, make mobile employees more productive, meet the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and utilize U.S. government Section 508-certified technology. I can:

• give you a software demonstration of the features and capabilities of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• advise your employees about reasonably-priced hardware components necessary for good speech recognition accuracy and performance, and which NaturallySpeaking edition is appropriate for their needs
• discuss the keys to successfully using NaturallySpeaking, as well as review the challenges of using speech recognition software and ways to overcome them
• configure Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software to interoperate with your company’s computing environment and preferred software applications
• provide onsite individual NaturallySpeaking training to employees so they can return to work and/or increase their productivity
• provide the employee with a course syllabus and extensive student handouts (developed from detailed lesson plans) that facilitate and understanding and practice of the material presented long after the training session
• teach the employee how to create time-saving custom voice commands that automate their frequently-used, repetitive, multi-step or complex computer tasks
• customize NaturallySpeaking to the employee’s workflow to increase their productivity and ease-of-use. Custom commands will automate the employee’s frequently-used, repetitive, multi-step or complex computer tasks. Let NaturallySpeaking do the hard work, when the name of a custom command is spoken
• offer time-saving voice commands packages for today’s popular software applications.

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Services for RSI sufferers and keyboard-challenged users

Reduce keyboarding and mousing activities to alleviate RSI symptoms, expedite a return to work, and improve the quality of life through computer use. I can:

• discuss how speech recognition software can overcome barriers to the computer, enumerate the keys to its successful use, and review the challenges of using speech recognition software and ways to overcome them
• give you a software demonstration of the features and capabilities of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• advise you about reasonably-priced hardware components necessary for good speech recognition accurancy and performance, and which NaturallySpeaking edition is appropriate for your needs
• provide individualized NaturallySpeaking training with consideration for the limitations imposed by your upper extremity injury or medical condition
• provide you a course syllabus and extensive handouts (developed from detailed lesson plans) that facilitate the understanding and practice of the material presented long after the training session
• teach you how to create time-saving custom voice commands (“macros”) that automate your frequently-used, repetitive, multi-step or complex computer tasks
• design and develop custom voice commands that automate your frequently-used, repetitive, multi-step or complex computer tasks while minimizing the user of your hands
• offer time-saving voice commands packages for today’s popular software applications.

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Services for professionals in any industry, able-bodied users and other speech recognition users

Professionals (e.g., lawyers, doctors, translators, writers, insurance and real estate appraisers) and laypersons who are able to use their hands for keyboarding and mousing activities can increase their productivity with NaturallySpeaking. Enter text at up to 160 words per minute (4 times faster than the average typist), put an end to mispelled words, instantly insert frequently-used boilerplate text, automatically fill out standard reports and efficiently answer email. Even perform research by surfing the Internet by voice. I can:

• give you a software demonstration of the features and capabilities of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• discuss the keys to the successful use of speech recognition software, and review the challenges of using speech recognition software and ways to overcome them
• advise you about reasonably-priced hardware components necessary for good speech recognition accurancy and performance, and which NaturallySpeaking edition is appropriate for your needs
• provide customized NaturallySpeaking training emphasizing its use with the software applications you use daily
• provide a course syllabus and extensive handouts (developed from detailed lesson plans) that facilitate the understanding and practice of the material presented long after the training session
• teach you how to create time-saving custom voice commands that automate your frequently-used, repetitive, multi-step or complex computer tasks
• recommended, customize NaturallySpeaking by integrating it into your workflow to achieve maximum productivity and ease-of-use. I develop custom voice commands that perform your repetitive computing tasks (e.g., customize your vocabulary with client names, contacts and your unique terminology; use dictation shortcuts to insert your frequently-used boilerplate text passages into your documents; create advanced commands that run your applications, check your email, and manage email messages and mailboxes. create your standard documents and reports, perform your multi-step computing tasks, automate data entry, access your computer files, folders and windows and more). Employ NaturallySpeaking’s accuracy tools. The more customization performed, the more productive you will be
• offer time-saving voice commands packages for today’s popular software applications.

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Groups interested in receiving a speech recognition software presentation

Public and private groups can learn how speech recognition software might be adapted for use in their organization. Depending on your specific areas of interest, I can:

• discuss how speech recognition can overcome barriers to the computer as well as review the challenges of using speech recognition software
• report on the industries, professions and job categories in which speech recognition is predominantly used
• enumerate the keys for successfully adapting speech recognition software in any organization
• review today’s popular speech recognition software products and reasonably-priced hardware components necessary for good speech recognition accuracy and performance
• give you a software demonstration of the features and capabilities of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• consult with your clients who are considering using speech recognition software
• provide customized NaturallySpeaking training to achieve specific training goals while taking into consideration the user’s preferred learning style, familiarity with the computer, computing environment and physical limitations (if any)
• recommended, customize NaturallySpeaking by integrating it into the user’s workflow to achieve maximum productivity and ease-of-use. I develop custom voice commands that perform repetitive computing tasks (e.g., customize the vocabulary with client names, contacts and unique terminology; use dictation shortcuts to insert your frequently-used boilerplate text into your documents; create advanced commands that run your applications, check email, and manage email messages and mailboxes, create the user’s standard documents and reports, automate data entry, access computer files, folders and windows and more). Employ NaturallySpeaking’s accuracy tools. The more customization performed, the more productive the user will be
• offer time-saving voice commands packages for today’s popular software applications.

Service Area

Handsfree Computing serves clients in and around Santa Cruz County.

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.

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