dictation

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Be it writing emails, sending SMS, designing a website, or giving AIs tasks, early adopters say dictation allow them to work faster, think more clearly, and be more productive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

In a carefully honed routine, aided by voice dictation, he could finish writing an X-ray report in as little as 75 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Speech-to-text programs are becoming more popular for everyday tasks like hands-free dictation, helping people who are visually impaired, and transcribing speech for those who are hard of hearing.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

The Champs-Élysées Committee has staged other open-air events in the past, including a mass movie showing and the world’s largest dictation event.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

It turned out that my mother had once spent about a year working for him as a secretary, taking dictation and maintaining the legal department’s files.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama