Voice typing and academia; what do these two things have in common? Quite a bit, actually. When I first started using voice-to-text dictation as part of my writing process — both academically and creatively — I didn't realise how much I would end up using dictation as part of my writing process. Admittedly, I thought it was going to be another tool that I would use, but I didn't realise that it would become my preference. Before this, I found my typing to be slow and clunky —

I am still finding my feet. I finished my English literature degree at 9pm on a Tuesday evening. I handed in my last piece of work. It all ends very quickly; three years of work and — with just a single tap — you click the submission button.

As my interest in — and use — of voice-to-text dictation has increased, I have used it more and more across my various types of writing.