{"id":34000,"date":"2026-06-12T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/?p=34000"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:27:54","slug":"10-phrases-voice-dictation-often-gets-wrong-and-the-tech-upgrades-that-will-save-your-sanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/12\/10-phrases-voice-dictation-often-gets-wrong-and-the-tech-upgrades-that-will-save-your-sanity\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Phrases Voice Dictation Often Gets Wrong – And the Tech Upgrades That Will Save Your Sanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are inches from your laptop\u2019s microphone, articulating slowly \u201cwe. are. using. a. SaaS. solution.\u201d The transcript still says \u201cwe are using sassy lotion.\u201d Maybe that\u2019s the case, but it\u2019s certainly not what you want sent to your manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice dictation and AI transcription are supposed to save you time, but when they struggle with context or clarity, they can disrupt your workflow. Errors usually fall into distinct buckets, which according to <\/span>Assembly AI<\/span><\/a> include misheard words, omissions, incorrect spelling and formatting errors.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve collected 10 phrases in these categories that voice dictation can often get wrong. How many have you experienced?<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cUpdate slides for tomorrow\u2019s <\/span>meeting<\/span><\/i>.\u201d
\n<\/span>What\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cUpdate slides for tomorrow\u2019s <\/span>eating<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cIt will be a 15-minute<\/i> interview.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cIt will be a 50-minute<\/i> interview.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cWe need to optimize our SaaS<\/i> platform.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cWe need to optimize our sass<\/i> platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cThe company is focusing on niche markets<\/i>.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cThe company is focusing on leash targets<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cOur team works in a hybrid<\/i> environment.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cOur team works in a high bird<\/i> environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cSend out an invite to the forum<\/i>.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cSend out an invite for him<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cWe need to schedule a sync<\/i> tomorrow.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cWe need to schedule a sink<\/i> tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cLet\u2019s review the core<\/i> metrics.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cLet\u2019s review the corpse<\/i> metrics.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cI can\u2019t emphasize<\/i> enough how important the client is.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cI emphasize<\/i> enough how important the client is.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s said: <\/b>\u201cWe need to focus on organic growth<\/i> next quarter.\u201d
\nWhat\u2019s transcribed: <\/b>\u201cWe need to focus on panic growth<\/i> next quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n

These examples may be comedic until you have to explain \u201csassy lotion\u201d to your CEO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While voice dictation has significantly advanced, not having the right setup forces software to play a guessing game. Clear speech is important, but so is clear audio. When your laptop microphone captures the hum of an air conditioner or side conversations in a meeting room, mistakes happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A dedicated audio setup reduces the guesswork. Look for a great headset or microphone that builds noise isolation into the hardware to suppress background noise and ensure only your voice is captured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology that is intended to speed up your workflow shouldn\u2019t cause you to slow down. With a few tweaks to your setup, you can overcome transcription errors. And remember, the robot doesn\u2019t hate you, it just can\u2019t properly hear you.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the author: Gurpreet works in communications at Logitech, curious about how personal accessories help people access the digital world.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You are inches from your laptop\u2019s microphone, articulating slowly \u201cwe. are. using. a. SaaS. solution.\u201d The transcript still says \u201cwe are using sassy lotion.\u201d Maybe that\u2019s the case, but it\u2019s certainly not what you want sent to your manager.\u00a0 Voice dictation and AI transcription are supposed to save you time, but when they struggle with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":34004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"3","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":{"override_bookmark_button":"0","override_show_bookmark_button":"0"},"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2853],"tags":[3517,3489,3518],"class_list":["post-34000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company","tag-noise-cancellation","tag-voice-dictation","tag-zone-wireless-2-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34000"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34008,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34000\/revisions\/34008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}