Voice recognition software has been around for ages now, but I’m still trying to come to grips with it. There is undoubtedly a significant learning curve that has to be negotiated. Speak distinctly, speak slowly, think about what you want to say before speaking.
What was originally seen as a business need quickly evolved to a personal assistant via iPhones and Androids. We can send messages, obtain information, play music, call our contacts by a simple call – Hey Siri, Hey Google.
In our office, we have chosen to use a dictation application that sends our File Notes via the “Cloud” to be transcribed and returned – cyber-secure, of course. Where in the world it is acted on, we don’t know, but certainly, some of our words are “Lost in Translation”. This certainly adds humour to the day when we read the notes before filing away.
Here are a few of examples that should bring a smile to your face:
We Said
Suncorp 12345
Caboolture
Based on
They only
Innisfail
NBN
Brick and Mortar
They Transcribed
A son called 12345
Kombucha
By stone
Naomi
Engine Failed
In the end
Brixton motor
Bob Fowler
