More Voice Typing Experiments

I’m writing this article with voice typing to get used to thinking out loud.

One of my goals before the end of the year is to publish coding-related content on Tiktok and Youtube, but I feel really self-conscious talking out loud. The first step is to get used to my own voice.

My family is probably thinking I’m mad for talking to myself, but the end goal is worth the ridicule.

I want to purchase a license for a Dragon Speech Recognition software and a dictation machine in the future—to write while going on walks—but I don’t think the investment will be worth it for now. I must start with the material I already have and develop the habit before indulging in fancier tools.

We live in an age where our voices are our most valuable assets: video content marketing is taking over, dictation allows you to write more than you will ever dream of, and in a few years our whole work environment will be powered by AI voice recognition software. If we don’t get used to it now, we probably will be left behind sooner than expected, just like pen and paper have now been largely replaced by screens and keyboards.

Google is surprisingly good at picking up my weird French accent, even though I still have to make a conscious effort to articulate and talk louder. It can’t be bad to improve my speaking skills, I tell myself.

In less than 10 minutes, I’m done with my daily 200 words and I can move on to more pressing matters, or write some more. My setup is simple: a lavalier microphone mounted on a camera tripod, directly linked to my laptop with an open Google Docs window. When the words stop flowing and I feel ready to call it a draft, I copy and past my text to Writelier to edit it and hit publish.

I just need to get used to keeping a Google Docs tab opened to take notes whenever the inspiration strikes.

It definitely feels like I have a personal assistant, which is great considering the fact that I already have a huge workload.