Technology Tips - Voice Recognition By Frank Furness
Anyone who knows me well will know that I am a technology geek
and have the biggest collection of gadgets imaginable. It's so
bad that every time I speak in Hong Kong, the gadget shop owners
know me by name. The great thing about gadgets though, is if you
use them they can increase the effectiveness of your business
greatly. Each month I will be featuring a gadget, software or
e-book could will increase your effectiveness. I don't know if
anyone else is like me, but sometimes when I have appointments
where I try to sell my services, I sometimes don't take notes as
comprehensively as I should and sometimes forget important
points. A great gadget that has assisted me is the Olympus
DS3000 digital voice recorder. Every time I leave a meeting now,
I dictate file notes on exactly what went on in the meeting and
action plans to follow up. When I get back to the office, I plug
in one end of a cord to my voice recorder and the other end to
the USB port on my computer and it downloads automatically and
saves it as a sound file. Now I can listen to it whenever I want
to and not forget anything important. Even better, I have also
bought Dragon voice recognition software and trained it to
recognise my accent. The two programmes connect and the voice
file that I recorded can now be converted into a word document.
It's fantastic, I use it for my emails, dictating letters when
I'm travelling, file notes and even a book that I'm writing.
It's like having a free secretary. I bought my system from a
great guy, Neil Winton at voice Recognition Systems and his
email is neil@pc-voice.co.uk. Mention my name, maybe he'll give
me a discount sometime in the future.
Frank Furness CSP CFP is a professional speaker and trainer
specialising in sales and sales management. He has educated,
entertained and inspired audiences in 42 countries. His
publications and sales CDs have been sold globally. For more
information or to sign up for the free 'Sales Tips & Ideas'
newsletter, email frank@frankfurness.com or telephone+ 44 (0)
870 240 6505.
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Frank Furness CSP CFP is a professional speaker and trainer
specialising in sales and sales management. He has educated,
entertained and inspired audiences in 42 countries. His
publications and sales CDs have been sold globally. For more
information or to sign up for the free 'Sales Tips & Ideas'
newsletter, email frank@frankfurness.com or telephone+ 44 (0)
870 240 6505.
www.frankfurness.com
