Hi All, While on this subject, I would like to mention something that I find difficult listening to Jaws at a high rate.
I often like to listen to audio tutorials, but I usually end up turning it off when the individual presenting the tutorial uses Jaws at a high rate of speed and I cannot understand it. I would learn a lot more if when using Jaws for the tutorial, it is used at a normal rate at the same rate as the person presenting the audio. Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me? Not all the tutorials are like this, but there are some that uses Jaws too fast for me to comprehend. Just my two cents. Lennie At 06:27 AM 9/27/2007, you wrote: >Hi John and all, >Something to keep in mind: >The only importance of the speech rate is to help the user to be more >efficient. >This rate is only relevant to the individual user. >Everyone learns, or comprehends and works at a different level, >and when the speech rate becomes too fast, the productivity suffers. >I think Annette gave a great example, and her method helps her students to >become more efficient with their use of the computer. >One of the nice things about Jaws is, that you can have different voices and >different rates of speech for different tasks. >Noone should be worried orr self-conscious about the speech rate that they >are useing, >because it has to be totally comfortable for the individual, and the comfort >level while useing any tool, especially a computer, >is a big factor in being proficient with it. >HTH, > >Richard Justice >www.blind-computing.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "JOHN O CARVALHO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:29 PM >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] FW: Jaws speed Rate = sighted reading? > > > > You guys are real good. > > I have mine set on 47 & I just moved it from 40. > > I tried it on 50 but it was a little to fast for me. > > Hopefully I'll get just as fast as some of you. > > > > PEACE > > > > John Carvalho > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] FW: Jaws speed Rate = sighted reading? > > > > > >> For normal everyday operation, mine is set at 67%. > >> When reading text, and reviewing I use the jaws cursor set at a much > >> slower > >> rate, for reading comprehension. > >> Richard Justice > >> www.blind-computing.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 3:03 PM > >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] FW: Jaws speed Rate = sighted reading? > >> > >> > >>> Dear List > >>> > >>> In common with I think a lot of people I have gradually increased the > >>> speed > >>> of Jaws as I have got used to the voices at speed. This certainly makes > >>> me > >>> more efficient. > >>> > >>> I started at 25% which I think is default and am now at 50% which is > >>> probably slow for a lot of people but hopefully I can still improve. > >>> However is anybody aware if there is a known Jaws speech rate which > >>> approximates to the speed of an a average sighted reader. I realise a > >>> fast > >>> sighted reader will always outperform a jaws reader but not everybody is > >>> fast. > >>> > >>> I don't know if this information is out there but it would be kind of > >>> reassuring to know at what rate Jaws should be cranked up to become > >>> equivalent to an average person reading with eyes. > >>> > >>> It is a kind of ambition of mine to read as fast as a sighted reader if > >>> possible. > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> David Griffith > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com > >>> Address for the list archives: > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > >>> or body of a blank message to: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >>> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > >>> following address: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >> http://www.jaws-users.com > >> Address for the list archives: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > >> or body of a blank message to: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >> http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > >> following address: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > > http://www.jaws-users.com > > Address for the list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > To post to this group, send email to > > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > > or body of a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > > following address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >To post to this group, send email to >jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >subject or body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >the following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
