What an absolutely brilliant post Martin! I loved your voice note 😊 And I love how you have moved the subject on. You’ve given me loads to think about. You’re SO right that with a voice note you don’t know where it will take you. You’re talking mainly about them in the context of sending them to yourself but also that’s what I love about them from other people too! With a written message you can scan and get the idea, but voice notes take you by surprise in their content.
I’m defo going to try voice noting my ideas for my next post and see if it makes the process quicker and easier. Thanks for sharing this and including the shout out to mine. 💫
Such a good point, Susanna. The back and forth is a conversation, building as you go.
That, for me, is one of the less discussed benefits of using AI chatbots. I input an idea to explore, the AI output brings further possibilities for me to explore, and I continue the process until the back and forth brings me to the next stage of what I'm thinking about.
I used to use otter.ai to transcribe notes, but it became less convenient and more costly. You're right that MS Word can do it too. Word has improved over time, but I've not been able to find an easy way to put it into my regular workflow.
What an absolutely brilliant post Martin! I loved your voice note 😊 And I love how you have moved the subject on. You’ve given me loads to think about. You’re SO right that with a voice note you don’t know where it will take you. You’re talking mainly about them in the context of sending them to yourself but also that’s what I love about them from other people too! With a written message you can scan and get the idea, but voice notes take you by surprise in their content.
I’m defo going to try voice noting my ideas for my next post and see if it makes the process quicker and easier. Thanks for sharing this and including the shout out to mine. 💫
Awww, thanks for your kind words!
What would you say is the proportion of peeps you know who like to exchange voice notes versus those who are, let's say, less keen?
I'm yet to bring that many friends and fam over to the vocal awesomeness, but will keep trying!
Voice notes to test out one's thoughts is a good idea.
I sometimes find that until I have written something, I can't formulate it well enough to voice it.
But a thought occurred to me as I read that even in this case, there's no harm in going back and forth with it.
Jotting something down. Voice noting some more. Writing again when stuck. Back and forth. Back and forth.
It may also be an idea to have some of the better voice notes transcribed to form the first draft of a piece.
The one where you don't have to think too much about what you're writing; just getting it out on paper.
I've not found an app that can do it well yet, though.
I once saw someone dictate into their MS Word document and it took transcription of their dictation.
Seemed like a useful writing tool.
Such a good point, Susanna. The back and forth is a conversation, building as you go.
That, for me, is one of the less discussed benefits of using AI chatbots. I input an idea to explore, the AI output brings further possibilities for me to explore, and I continue the process until the back and forth brings me to the next stage of what I'm thinking about.
I used to use otter.ai to transcribe notes, but it became less convenient and more costly. You're right that MS Word can do it too. Word has improved over time, but I've not been able to find an easy way to put it into my regular workflow.
Two tools that are working for me at the moment:
1. AssemblyAI Playground: https://www.assemblyai.com/playground - For uploading voice notes to be transcribed (it's quick and accurate).
2. AudioPen: https://audiopen.ai/ - For recording your voice directly, and your chat is restructured into an easy to read text.
Thanks for the back and forth idea. As you say, it sometimes needs review and reflection before you can best formulate something to your liking.
Thank you. I'll be sure to check these recommendations out.