Voice Control - Promo Two

Now I believe I mentioned that at one time I was doing up to two and three podcasts episodes a day.  As a teenager I had a series of epileptic seizures, and was told that I should not swim - but after I started taking a new medication at that time - Depakote - my seizures became a thing of the past. And I'll talk about a little bit more about that later.  I also started interpreting for the deaf, especially Shakespearean plays. And when I realized that I could swim safely, I started swimming 2 miles three times a week. Of course at the time I thought all this was cool, but I never thought about the fact that my activities were devastating my hands and fingers. I realized recently that I needed to take a break and learn a brand new way of communicating with a computer.  I don't mean to say this was just a choice I made - I would wake up in the morning with agonizing pain.

So I decided to take that break - for the sake of my hands and arms - and especially because I know that so much of the information regarding voice control requires me to try out the steps myself and see if they work. I would hate to have to go back and say this will work but this doesn't really work. I want get it right the first time or as much as I can!  I wanna be sure and give you information that you can depend on!With something like Voice Control, the difference between sounding informed and being trustworthy is often very small on the surface, but enormous in reality.

I hope that you will see the delay not as wasted time at all and I  

I would like to think that listeners are not looking for just glossy theory. They are looking for someone who has gone into the weeds, made mistakes, tried the steps, hit the snags, and come back with something dependable.Because what I what I am building here are not just a series of episodes. I would like to think that along with the information, I am building credibility. A listener can forgive:

“This took me a while to figure out.”

“I had to test this several times.”

But it is much harder for a listener to forgive advice that sounds certain and then fails the moment they try it.

Transcript

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Welcome to the second of three introductory promo episodes to How to Talk to Your Macintosh. But before I go on any further, I want to apologize for a mistake I made in the previous episode. I mentioned that Celebrate Creativity has had over 32,000 episodes globally. Actually, that should be 32,000 downloads globally and 611 episodes. Now I believe I mentioned that at one time I was uh well I was doing up to two and three podcast episodes a day. And as a teenager, uh I had uh a a series of epileptic seizures. Now there's a connection to this. And I was told that I should not swim. But after I started taking a new medication for that time, Depaco, my seizures became a thing of the past. And I'll talk a little bit more about that later. I also started interpreting for the deaf, especially Shakespearean plays. And some of them, of course, could be rather long. And when I realized that I could swim safely, I started swimming two miles three times a week. Of course, at the time I thought this was all cool, uh, but I never thought about the fact that my activities were devastating my hands and fingers. That's the connection. I realized recently that I definitely needed to take a break and learn a brand new way of communicating with a computer. Uh I don't mean to say this uh was a a choice that I made. I mean, I would wake up in the morning with agonizing pain. So I decided to take a break for the sake of my hands and arms, and especially because I know that so much of the information regarding voice control specifically requires me to try out the steps myself and see if they work. I mean, I would hate to have to go back and say, well, uh this will work, but uh this doesn't really work. I want to get it right the first time as much as I can. I want to be sure and give you information that you can depend on. Now, with something like voice control, the difference between uh sounding informed and being trustworthy is often very small on the surface but enormous in reality. I would like to think that listeners to this podcast are not looking for just glossy theory. They are looking for someone who has gone into the weeds, made mistakes, tried the steps, hit the snags, and come back with something dependable. Because what I'm trying to build here is not just a series of episodes. I would like to think that along with the information I'm building credibility. A listener can certainly forgive. This took me a while to figure out, or I had to test this several times. But it's much harder for a listener to forgive advice that sounds certain and then fails the moment that they try it. So uh yes, uh uh I hope that you will see the delay not as wasted time. I would like to think that it is part of the preparation that gives the podcast authority. Uh-huh. In other words, uh uh letting experience uh catch up with enthusiasm and necessity. So join talking to your Macintosh beginning May the first. Now let me emphasize that I want to take time before launching this series. I hope I've made that clear because voice control is one of those subjects where theory and practice are not always the same. I uh did not want to merely tell you what ought to work. I wanted to spend time finding out what actually does work. Or even more personally, uh I'm uh glad uh that uh uh well that I'm not rushing into this series too quickly because so much of voice control has to be tested in real life. I would much rather begin a little later and give you advice I've actually tried than begin earlier and keep having to correct myself for every other episode. It's important for me for listeners to uh get guidance based on actual experience, not just theory. And before I begin this series, I want to test these commands myself. I did not want merely to tell you what ought to work, I wanted to find out what actually does work. Remember that voice control is not just a technical feature. For many people, it can become a way of working, writing, creating, and navigating the computer with greater independence. And the first time you watch something move across the screen in response to your own voice, it can feel less like a feature and more like a small revolution. I was not interested in doing a quick flashy series full of claims. I want something more useful than that, something tested, thoughtful, and honest. And if a command works, I want to know it works. If it fails, I want to know that too. My listeners certainly deserve better than guesswork. Again, I'm glad that I didn't rush into this series too quickly. Because so much of voice control has to be tested in real life. I'd rather begin a little bit later and give you advice that I've actually tried than begin earlier and keep correcting myself every other episode. In this podcast, I want to explore not only how voice control works on the Mac, but why it matters for independence, for creativity, and for the everyday pleasure of making the computer respond to the human voice. To sit down in front of the screen with some munchies and casually tell the computer what to do. Now, I didn't want to tell you what ought to work. I want to find out what actually works. This podcast is my exploration of voice control on the Mac. Practical, tested, and shaped by real experience. I'd like to think that I've taken my time with this series because I believe my listeners listeners deserve something better than guesswork. Voice control is just too important and too promising to be taught carelessly. I want to share what I've actually tried, what succeeds, what fails, and what may open new doors for creativity and independence. Let me emphasize that uh I want to try and thoroughly test voice control in real-life situations before teaching it. This podcast is the result of practical guidance, thoughtful reflection, and experience you can trust. Voice control is more than a convenience. It can be a doorway to creativity, independence, and even a new relationship with the computer itself. Some people might rush into a tech series. I chose the slower and I hope wiser path. Find out what works first, then talk about it. I believe it's important to first realize why you should use voice control, then comes the process of learning the commands itself. Join me for the final pro promo next week. The promo leading up to episode one, which is uh which regards how to turn on voice control. A way of communicating with the Macintosh computer that is already built into every system since Catalina was introduced. Thank you for listening to using voice control with your Macintosh.