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The 2011 I Speak Dragon contest is now closed to entries! We will make an announcement of the winners in July, pending winner notification. Stay tuned to this space, or pop by the Dragon Web site, our Facebook page, our blog, or our Twitter feed to see which three stories are selected as winners!

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  • Essays & Imagination

    Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 For Christmas of 2009, my parents gave me the Dragon Naturally Speaking software package to assist me with my essay writing. This program was an answer to prayers! It cut my essay paper writing time in half. The first time I used...


  • Double Dragons

    During Labor Day weekend of 2010, I was in a hit-and-run car accident, which resulted in the loss of fingers as well as the use of my left hand. I began to type with one hand but discovered that it was extremely slow; so my son suggested that I get a Dragon. The idea of a small, cute Dragon who only...


  • Mayor using Flex T9 and Dragon

    As the Mayor of a small city (population 61,000) my job is to run the City. There is no Deputy Mayor: the Mayor is in charge. When I was felled with a serious bout with pneumonia, it came at the worst possible tine--exactly when the budget and budget message was due. My illness prevented me from leaving...


  • Dragon should be on every workstation

    I love Dragon Naturally Speaking! I started using Dragon Naturally Speaking in 2003 when I saved someone’s life at work, but tore tendons and ligaments in my right wrist, during the process. At that time, my employer allowed this software for injured persons. Unfortunately, I cannot use this program...


  • I love Dragon

    My name is Rod Wilce, I am a Safety Consultant with the North Carolina Department of Labor, OSHA Division. My work takes me into all types of workplaces doing Consultative Safety audits. Being in the government it has always been a forgone conclusion that it is paperwork intensive. That paperwork for...


  • Professional Version Made All the Difference!

    As an Academic Affairs administrator at a research-intensive and growing university in Texas, I had grown accustomed to spending the bulk of my day pounding out data analyses, correspondence, forms, and reports at well over 80 wpm. Of course, growing older has a way of forcing one to slow down, and years...


  • Dragon Speech introduced me to my Grandpa

    I never met my grandpa since he died before I was born. I have heard lots of war stories about him and got to hear a lot about the incredible things he did. Knowing about the hero he was, I always wished I could have known him. I have tried to find information about him or a journal or anything but had...


  • Community and Government Accessibility:

    It Takes a Village and a Dragon, Naturally Speaking I live and work in the wonderful community of Olathe, Kansas. We are a small city that prides itself on embracing diversity and providing opportunities for everyone to participate in the exciting events and fun activities that take place here. Olathe...


  • disabled

    i have MS since 2000 and i lost my job because of disability and cant type on computer anymore or speak. i need this tremendously i am 38 years old and my life is at a standstill :-(


  • I Speak Dragon 2011

    I first began using Dragon in 2003, when my employer, the state of Missouri, approved it as an accommodation for my condition, which was (is) repetitive motion injury, tendinitis, in both wrists, and in both elbows. It was an absolute blessing from God, because it allowed me to keep my job and support...


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I Speak Dragon 2011

You can win a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Dragon!

Three winning stories will be selected by a panel of judges, and the winning entrants will each receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab (ready to load with FlexT9 for Android!) as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking upgrades for three years.

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