[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:405] Re: Text-to-speech Software

From: Jason (jason@la-youth.org)
Date: Mon Oct 26 1998 - 04:13:01 EST


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I use Dragon Software's Naturally Speaking Preferred and it is wonderful
for going from voice to text at conversational speeds. It also has the
capacity to go the other direction although I believe that that function is
to read back to the user what he/she just dictated. I have never used that
function so I can't report on it. As a dictation program it is about 90-95%
accurate and understands context so it can differentiate between "to",
"two" and "too."

Jason Wittman

At 10:46 AM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I recently read some comments on the listserv about voice recognition
>software.  I was wondering if anyone knew of a good text-to-speech program.
>I would also be interested in hearing whether anyone has used
>text-to-speech programs with literacy students.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Diane McCargar
>CONNECT, National Newsletter on Technology and Adult Literacy
>Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
>Ottawa, Canada
> 
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