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Helps novice users of speech recognition get good dictation results!

KeyStone SpeechTutor’s main function is to provide a platform to enable novice users of speech recognition to become familiar with the techniques. It also assists in understanding how misrecognition can occur and how to correct for this. Furthermore, it provides an objective means of testing microphones and the recognition process itself.

Ideal for those who find it daunting to use voice recognition or who lack confidence. A short sentence is spoken out to the user who then repeats it into the microphone. Struggling readers and those with shorter attention spans are able to complete speech training in small chunks.

The program can be used with Dragon NaturallySpeaking (versions 8, 9 and 10), DragonDictate (version 3) and the Microsoft Vista voice recognition system.

It has four modes of operation.

1. Tutor Mode
   • Helps develop spoken and written language, building confidence
   • Allows users to practise using the technology and assesses their performance in an objective manner
   • Scores are calculated by comparing the results of users speaking short sentences which are prompted by the computer
   • Statistics are collected during each session and results sheets can be retrieved by the teacher or the user

   This simple incentive scheme encourages users to improve their enunciation which leads to higher recognition performance and a greater success rate in using the technology. Their efforts are assessed automatically so that the teacher gains information on where difficulties occur.

   The software benefits those with speech production problems, those who are young or inexperienced and those whose first language is not the language being used for dictation.

2. Active Mode
   • Helps users practise using voice recognition
   • Particularly useful for those who find it daunting to use speech recognition with a word processor
   • The special text window in this mode is simpler to use than the DragonPad window in Dragon NaturallySpeaking
   • Restricts the activity to a simple environment rather than using a word processor environment like Microsoft Word is also of great assistance

   The playing back of dictated text and its echoing by the text-to-speech system simplifies these activities. The user is able to hear what has been spoken and what has been produced on the screen by simple button clicks.

   Finally, the dictated text can be scanned for words which are often incorrectly recognised, particularly homophones such as “road”, “rode” and “rowed”. These can then be reviewed and corrections can be made where appropriate.

3. Analysis Mode
   This mode enables trouble-shooting to be carried out. It basically enables users to be assessed quantitatively.

   An objective scheme allows objective tests to be made of different microphones, operating conditions or users for fixed sets of word groups. Statistics and results sheets can be retained for checking purposes.

4. Enrolment Mode
   This mode provides a special environment whereby a novice user can enrol more easily than through the normal scheme. Each short sentence or phrase is prompted for the user by a computer-generated voice. This also assists people suffering from visual difficulties.

   Statistics and results sheets are also produced in this mode so that the user’s performance can be checked and the sources of any trouble can be identified.

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows
  
  • Operating System: Windows Vista, XP, 2000
    
  • Dragon NaturallySpeaking (versions 8, 9 and 10), DragonDictate (version 3) or Microsoft Vista voice recognition system

View/Download

• KeyStone SpeechTutor 3 Free Trial (requires registration)
  
• KeyStone SpeechTutor 3 PowerPoint Presentation (.zip 11 MB)

Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$NZ Price	$NZ GST
	KeyStone SpeechTutor 3 - Single User Licence
	INKSST	CD-ROM	Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista	$230.00	$34.50