Fact · Dictation software
Nuance's microphone tips say not to use a handheld microphone if you dictate for long periods.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Don't use a hand-held microphone if you dictate for long periods of time.”
Microphone tips (Dragon for PC 15.71 help), Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon for PC help, 2021, Microphone tips, first paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence follows the advice to use a headset when you first start with Dragon.
- What it does not show
- Nuance does not define a long period in the tips. The advice is about holding a microphone by hand, not about desk microphones.