title: Writing, dictating, and speaking letters.
abstract: It is commonly assumed that dictation requires a long time to learn, but authors eventually dictate much faster than they write. Performance results now show that novice dictators can learn in a few hours to dictate with the speed and quality with which they write. However, they do not think they perform this well. Dictators with years of experience are from 0 to 25 percent faster than novices, depending upon the complexity of the letters. Planning time is about two-thirds of composition time, regardless of the method of composition.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Boies