{"id":4532,"date":"2015-02-09T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:28:03","slug":"thumbs-smart-phone-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/thumbs-smart-phone-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Thumbs Up for Smart Phone Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4532\" class=\"elementor elementor-4532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d8a36 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53d8a36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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keyboard, you can dictate and save time and thumb fumbling frustration.\r\n<h3>User Caveat<\/h3>\r\nVoice recognition is NOT a perfect science.\u00a0 It works great, except when it doesn&#8217;t.\u00a0 So you do need to be more cautious about proof reading <strong><em>before<\/em><\/strong> sending.\u00a0 That said, it continues to improve.\u00a0 And for casual messaging your time savings really add up.\r\n<h3>What A Great New Feature!<\/h3>\r\nWell, not exactly new.\u00a0 It was available on my iPhone 4S.\u00a0 And so was:\r\n<h3>Appointment Scheduling: You&#8217;ve Got <em>People<\/em> for That<\/h3>\r\nWant to schedule a meeting with one of your phone contacts using your iPhone?\u00a0\u00a0 Simply press and briefly hold the HOME button.\u00a0 Then say:\r\n<blockquote>&#8220;Schedule a lunch meeting with Bob for noon on Thursday at Bob Chin&#8217;s in Wheeling&#8221;<\/blockquote>\r\nIf you have more than one <em>Bob<\/em> in your contacts, Siri will ask &#8220;Which Bob?&#8221;\u00a0 After you&#8217;ve selected your <em>Bob<\/em> and confirmed (don&#8217;t skip the confirm part), here&#8217;s what happens:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Siri will tell you that the meeting is scheduled<\/li>\r\n \t<li>She will be correct: the event is added to your calendar with the location, date and time.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bob will receive a confirming email invitation for the meeting.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn a matter of <em>seconds<\/em>, you and Bob are booked!\u00a0 Try that with your thumbs.\r\n<h3>Doesn&#8217;t Everyone Know This?<\/h3>\r\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs-up.gif\" alt=\"Thumbs Up\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" title=\"\"><\/h3>\r\nApparently not. I recently met with Andrew, a thirty-something banker who is a reasonably tech savvy guy.\u00a0 I used Siri to schedule a follow-up meeting at the conference table.\u00a0 He was astounded with the efficiency.\u00a0 And, had no idea that voice recognition was so readily available, worked so well and that it actually interacted with the phone&#8217;s database.\u00a0 Others have also marveled when watching me use this 2012 feature.\u00a0 Since Andrew so strongly encouraged me to share this, I now have.\r\n\r\n<strong>Can you do this while driving?\u00a0<\/strong> If your car has a Bluetooth connection that syncs with your phone, dictation is reasonably safe and highly efficient.\r\n\r\nWhile I come from an Apple environment, I have to believe that Droid and other phone systems have similar functionality.\u00a0 You just need to know about it and have the <a title=\"The 4th \u201cC\u201d to Success\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/4th-c-success\/\"><em>courage<\/em><\/a> to try it.\r\n<h3>Related<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/smart-phones-dumb-people\/\">Smart Phones, Dumb People<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista-development.com\/time-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Is Money<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/the-1-reason-that-important-things-dont-get-done\/\">The #1 Reason That Important Things Don\u2019t Get Done<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/pursuing-punctuality\/\">Pursuing Punctuality<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too Busy To Save Time?<br \/>\nMany of us are buying expensive phone upgrades without investing time to learn and appreciate some of their valuable features.  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