Voice Typing Changes Everything - So much more than Dictation!

00:00 Introduction 00:45 System based dictation 01:30 Finding Voice Typing 02:10 Basic input 03:30 Changing Words 03:54 Languages and accents 05:06 List of Commands 05:45 Basic formatting

I've seen this used with people learning to speak a new language. If the speech to text doesn't catch it, then you know you are pronouncing it wrong. It's another self-teach fantastic tool.

Holy moley! This is EXACTLY what I need and have been looking for for some time. My hands have become arthritic and I can no longer touch type. It's all hunt and peck now, with tonss of editing (see?). You have rescued my 90-year-old finger bones from the trash heap of old age!

It's a shame really these features aren't highlighted more by companies, this is a game changer for disabled people such as myself. I just found your videos and they're super informative.

As a novelist (Jerry Furnell) I find typing much easier than dictating. Ideas tend to ripen slowly. When I use dictation, I spend way more time going back and doing corrections than if I just typed in the first place. I too was an early user of Dragon, but abandoned it after losing time rather than saving time. I think dictation is perfect for simple emails and basic communication. But typing slows the thoughts and allows the brain to formulate better sentences/phrases for novels.

I have used Dragon Naturally Speaking for at least13 year. It was way ahead of it's time back then and does all this and more. Having this now integrated into Google docs without having to buy a third party application is great. Just felt like they need their props here. After all they were one of the pioneers of speech to text, at least one of the good ones !

This is definitely a game changer and improvement in technology. My husband has Parkinson's and typing has become most difficult. He can, however, still use his voice. It has been an enormous benefit for him to remain, somewhat, independent. Thanks for your detailed explanations and information. Be blessed.

As someone with carpal tunnel problems, and a writer who works in google docs with my co-author, I can't believe I've never heard of this and I'm so thankful I stumbled over your video! I'll definitely be giving it a try.

Voice typing is great for keeping a diary where the quality of sentence structure and punctuation doesn't have to be optimal. And keeping a diary or similar is a good way to practise organising your thoughts in a consistent, logical manner orally - not as easy as it sounds but worth it in the end.

I had no idea that this was an option. This literally changes everything and it changes my mind about what tools I will use for writing moving forward.

As a 59-year-old professional who never learned to touch-type, this technology is a boon to me. And, like most new systems, the more I use it, the easier it is to execute. Great stuff!

Trying to write has been challenging for me. I can type fairly well but my mistakes and the desire to fix them get in the way of my thought process. I've been using Microsoft dictation lately and it has improved my work flow. Being able to dictate my story lines out, having less errors, going back later and edit with keyboard is great. Haven't tried Google docs yet.

What a breath of fresh air this video was. Being visually impaired is no fun when it comes to typing but, Google Docs voice dictation opens up a new world. After losing Dragon 13 I could not justify the amount for Dragon 15 or 16. Thanks to this video, I am able to communicate in many more ways. Great job.

Great video, thank you for sharing 🥳 It's funny that I stumbled over this somewhere, added it to my Watch Later playlist & when I wrote English subtitles for a German interview recently I tried out dictating for the first time & felt like these things exactly were missing for me to actually use my voice more instead of typing everything. Glad I saved this for later 🙌

This is such an awesome video Steve, thanks for this info! I still do all of my comedy/script writing using a pen and notebooks, but when I bring it into the digital realm to publish final drafts, this will improve my work flow SO MUCH! Awesome content!! Thanks for doing what you do!!

Dude shout out to you in a huge thank you. I didn't realize that you could enter act that way and Google docs. And you're absolutely right that the tool is kind of hidden away. I don't think I ever would've found that. So, now I am pretty excited to start looking into how to use that for myself. I'm not much of a writer, but I do right for journaling and taking notes for self improvement purposes. Also, there is just something very powerful about being able to speak something out instead of type it, like I did this note.

I love this! The majority of my dictation needs are when I'm out and about and I DESPISE typing on glass on a phone etc . Mobile dictation capabilities on my phone directly into Google Docs, while I am out and about doing other tasks is a game changer. Previously I had to use voice memos but then I had to go back and listen/dictate from there. Voice typing is fantastic!!

Hi Steve, Neal from Thailand here. Like you, I kind of discovered this gem by accident. My wife and I use this feature in the Thai language to create documents for sharing with our Thai friends. It works amazingly great. Keep up the good work you do.

First time hearing about this new voice typing, and first time on this YT channel as well. I have to say, I am very impressed with both, I will be checking out voice typing next time I edit a doc, and I wanna try to make it to the webinar next Wednesday, that sounds really cool honestly!

This is a game changer for writers. It's another great tool for the repertoire. Paper and pencil, the diagram, the flow chart diagram, recordings and this gives more layers to the writer.