Do you ever have trouble writing?  I’m talking about actually sitting down and writing something on the computer or in a note book etc..?  If you do, don’t be discouraged because I found a way for you to still get the words down on paper in a sense yet still portray an express yourself. 

I recently started using a program called Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  It is a program used for dictating what you say through a microphone and it in turn creates text on your computer.  That is the simplest way I know to explain this program.  The interesting thing I’m finding about the program though is not the complexity of its inter-workings, yet what it allows me to do on a more creative level. 

Now I have never had a problem typing quickly, but that’s not the reason I tried using this software.  I was actually more interested in seeing the difference between my writing and my speaking voice.  That’s right the voice inside of my head versus the voice that I use when actually speak.  I like to think of it in the simplest terms as telling a story versus writing a story.  The two are very different indeed… 

When you sit down and start writing on your computer or in a notebook, you are allowing your mind to synchronize itself with the speed at which you type.  Most people do this but don’t realize that it is happening- most just see the keyboard as an extension of the written voice.  The same goes for the past before computers were created and before people use computers to type their thoughts, people used the pen to express themselves.  Of course, I’m sure that speed was limited by the wrist. 

On the other hand, when you use your actual voice to speak and tell a story, a completely different process occurs.  Instead of overcorrecting what you say, planning your thoughts, and deciding, you are instead allowing your thoughts to stream endlessly. 

Both forms of expression have their place.  Writing, whether hand written or typed gives you time to make order of your thoughts.  On the other hand, speaking allows you to pour out thoughts in a pure form.