Sorry, I meant to ask Steve,(not Jeff), about any recognition decrease
in an open meeting environment.

--- In DialogueMapping@yahoogroups.com, "rscottsc" <rscott@...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to support Steve's comments on using Dragon with Compendium.
>
> Although I haven't used Dragon and compendium together in a public
> setting, I have found Dragon to be a considerable time saver, as well
> as much easier on the body. As Steve says, there are some minor
> tweaks that are necessary, but nothing overwhelming.
>
> However, I wish I could figure out how to quickly connect and position
> the nodes, but that requires more sophistication than I have achieved
> so far with Dragon.
>
> From my point of view it is worth the money to buy a good USB
> microphone, which unfortunately can cost more than the program itself.
>
> I would like to ask Jeff if he found any decrease in recognition using
> Dragon in an open meeting environment?
>
> In summary I would say try it, I think you'll like it.
>
> Richard
>
> --- In DialogueMapping@yahoogroups.com, "sbmack7" <sbmack7@> wrote:
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Dragon works great with Compendium! Obviously the real timesaver
is an
> > adding definitions to the nodes. And from my point of view that is
> > hyper-critical because that really is the documented
rationalization for
> > an argument. That is also the mechanical step that adds the most lag
> > to the facilitation process.
> >
> > Here are some observations to get you started.
> >
> > You can buy Dragon Pro at Amazon for $140. But buyer beware. The $50
> > rebate is a bait and switch. That is for existing owners only who
want
> > to upgrade. The lack of clarity on the page cost me $100, because I
> > bought both my brother and myself a copy assuming I would get $100
back.
> > (The bastards)
> >
> > A mechanical point I first wrestled with is turning the microphone on
> > and off when I am facilitating. Which is obviously important
because I
> > do not want to capture my dialogue as I am conversing with the group.
> > The spoken commands to manage the microphone are somewhat
obtrusive, "go
> > to sleep", "wake up". However, I found that the accounting
> > plus sign on a full-size keyboard is a hotkey to turn the
microphone on
> > and off. So I can toggle the microphone silently.
> > Dragon will insert nodes directly onto the canvas using Compendium
> > hotkey equivalents. Unfortunately for me, it does not properly
> > recognize "D" for Decision and "M" for Map. However
> > there is a Dragon solution for that too. You merely have to
preface the
> > keyboard letter with the words "Press" or "Type" and
> > Dragon assumes that you are doing a by-key insertion, so will insert a
> > proper node. If you experiment, you can determine which nodes insert
> > properly with just the spoken letter and which need the keyword
preface.
> >
> > I am only a modest Compendium user, and have not really thought much
> > about a way to verbally connect nodes. So I am still tethered to
> > keyboard. But I don't really think there is a way to totally
disengage
> > from it anyway. However, Dragon does give you better connectivity
with
> > your group using any electronic facilitation tool that Dragon may
> > recognize. I think the best voice/keyboard integration is probably
> > facilitator-specific.
> >
> > Dragon does train up on your voice pretty quickly. But if you are
> > working with a client who has a domain specific vocabulary, you would
> > want to have the client e-mail you any special nomenclature and
acronyms
> > before your session. Then you could insert the new words in your
> > vocabulary with your voice prior to the meeting. That does not take
> > long.
> >
> > The microphone that comes with the software is an analog type and
> > clearly visible. There are less visible ones available on-line
with USB
> > connections that are also more accurate. But they are significantly
> > more expensive.
> >
> > So to close, given that you are a quasi-academic (And I won't
hold that
> > against you.), I would recommend buying Dragon just for your
regular day
> > to day professional activities. And then once you've trained it up
> > sufficiently, test it out with Compendium. I think that you will find
> > that it can be an excellent support tool for your facilitation
> > exercises. Jeff If you do buy it, please let me know how it works for
> > you, because I am curious.
> >
> > Steve
> >
>