How to Dictate Your Book with Any Software or Device 2020

About this video

(Summarized from the Bengali caption track.) Dale Roberts presents five ways to dictate a book using any software or device, stressing that no Dragon software or special hardware is required. The first way, which he calls the ’easy button,’ is Rev: record yourself on a phone or any recording device and send the audio file to Rev for transcription; he mentions a $10 discount on a first order through his link, which he equates to about eight minutes of content. The remaining ways are do-it-yourself voice dictation, and he warns that with dictation you must speak all punctuation aloud — saying ‘period,’ question mark or exclamation point at the end of sentences — and learn special commands. The DIY methods are: Microsoft Word’s Dictate feature; Google Docs, which he calls 100% free with a Gmail account, using the Speech Recognition SoundWriter add-on (grant permissions once, then use the record button); Mac dictation, enabled under System Preferences, Keyboard, Dictation tab with Enhanced Dictation, usable in Pages, Keynote or Notepad via a shortcut, saying ’next line’ to press enter; and mobile dictation on iPhone Notes (the same approach works on Android), tapping the microphone and speaking punctuation and ’next line’ commands. He closes by reminding viewers that every dictated draft still needs thorough editing and proofreading before publishing — dictation alone does not produce a finished book — and points to his full Rev review in the next video.

Key takeaways

• Rev is the hands-off option: record on any device, send the audio for transcription, and the creator cites a $10 first-order discount via his link.
• DIY dictation requires speaking all punctuation and commands aloud, unlike normal transcription where you speak naturally.
• Microsoft Word’s built-in Dictate feature is a straightforward free starting point.
• Google Docs plus the free Speech Recognition SoundWriter add-on enables dictation after a one-time permissions setup.
• Mac and mobile dictation are built in (Mac: Keyboard settings, Dictation tab; phone: microphone in a notes app), but every dictated draft still needs full editing and proofreading.

Episode details: published June 1, 2020 · 4:16 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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