Hi Rosemarie, Thanks for letting me know that I am not the only one. I would really like to listen to audio tutorials that are presented by various people in different blind groups, but I usually end up giving up when I cannot follow the tutorial when Jaws is talking too fast.
Lennie At 02:09 PM 9/27/2007, you wrote: >Hi, Lennie. I also have a hard time understanding something if Jawsis too >fast. Just recently I bought a tutorial on internet explorer and I had no >trouble understanding it because the man on the tutorial used Jaws at a >normal speed. >Rosemarie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:28 AM >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] FW: Jaws speed Rate = sighted reading? > > > > 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: <[email protected]> > >>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: <[email protected]> > >> > 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: <[email protected]> > >> >> 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/[email protected] > >> >>> To post to this group, send email to > >> >>> [email protected] > >> >>> 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 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