Environment
- Dictate in a quiet room when you can; background talk and noise become part of the transcript.
- Hold or place the phone so the mic faces you and is within easy speaking distance.
Choose the right mode
- Notepad: One speaker, free-form notes; use when you are summarizing or documenting in your own voice.
- Medical Scribe (Doctor’s note): You alone are speaking; avoid relying on it to separate you from the patient.
- Doctor–Patient: Use for two-person conversation; expect Speaker 1 / Speaker 2 labels, for clinical AI.
While dictating
- Place the cursor (or tap title vs body) before you dictate so text lands where you intend.
- Use Save / Sync when the note matters; don’t assume unsaved text is in the cloud.
Structure and speed
- Use templates for repeated headings or shells so you don’t re-dictate the same layout.
- Use phrases for long boilerplate you say often (“when I say” → fixed text).
- Turn Voice commands on for punctuation and layout if you want fewer “stop and fix” edits.
After dictation
- Skim vitals, names, doses, and numbers; speech recognition can mishear similar-sounding words.
- AI Format rewrites the whole body—use it when you want cleanup, then review (and Undo if needed).
Sync and devices
- Use the same account on phone and desktop; save on the device where you created the note before expecting it elsewhere.