Introducing Philips SpeechLive Professional Direct

Professional speech recognition that speaks your organization's language

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Built for secure, compliant professional workflows

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How it works

Speak it. See it. Shape it – by voice

Turn spoken professional input into real-time text at the cursor, then navigate, edit and format by voice — all within SpeechLive.

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Speak it – professional speech recognition that supports your organization's terminology

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See it – real-time text at the cursor

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Shape it – navigation, editing and formatting by voice

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Review it – finalize under human control

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Core capabilities of SpeechLive Professional Direct

Professional dictation built around the way your organization works

Real-time speech recognition at the cursor, organization-specific terminology and familiar voice controls – built into SpeechLive.

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Speaks your organization's language

Support organization-specific terminology, abbreviations and auto-texts for the words and phrases your teams use every day.

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Real-time speech recognition at cursor

Use real-time recognition, spoken punctuation, text shortcuts and voice-enabled commands at cursor to reduce repetitive editing and move from voice to usable text faster.

Voice commands

Use spoken punctuation and voice commands to navigate, edit and format text without breaking your flow.

Voice-powered productivity

Familiar professional dictation. Modern ways to work.​

Professional teams have more ways to turn speech into usable text and documents. Compare traditional professional speech recognition, AI-led productivity tools and SpeechLive Professional Direct.

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Traditional dictation solutions​

– Specialist terminology​

– Familiar voice commands and workflows​

– Voice-driven document navigation​

– Custom vocabulary and text replacements​

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AI-led solutions​

– AI-assisted document drafting​

– Modern digital workflows​

– New ways to create and work with documents​

– Greater possibilities for automation​

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SpeechLive Professional Direct​

– Specialist professional speech recognition​

– Real-time dictation directly at the cursor​

– Familiar voice commands and custom vocabulary​

– Voice-driven document navigation and editing​

+ Optional AI-assisted drafting through the separate SpeechLive Professional AI Assistant​

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Flexibility and control

Your end-to-end dictation workflow

Step 1: Prepare

Set up the desktop app, microphone and recognition language.​

Step 2: Dictate

Speak and see professional text appear directly at the cursor.​
 

Step 3: Edit and review

Correct, format and finalize text using supported voice commands and human review

Built on top of SpeechLive

SpeechLive Professional Direct adds professional speech recognition to the SpeechLive platform, already used to create, route and manage dictation, speech recognition and transcription workflows.

It combines Speech Recognition Professional with existing SpeechLive workflows, so professionals can dictate directly at the cursor while supporting organisation-specific terminology, abbreviations and auto-texts – without moving to a separate environment.

Where needed, AI-assisted document creation remains available in SpeechLive via SpeechLive Professional AI Assistant.

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Built for SpeechLive Professional Direct

A desktop app rebuilt from the ground up

The SpeechLive desktop app has been completely rebuilt to support the Direct experience – bringing real-time speech recognition at the cursor, voice-driven navigation, editing and formatting into a more capable desktop environment.

It also introduces a broader set of desktop features designed around how professionals actually dictate and work, while remaining connected to SpeechLive workflows.

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More features of SpeechLive Professional Direct

Speech recognition and text customization

SpeechLive Professional Direct brings specialized professional speech recognition, real-time text at the cursor, voice-driven control and SpeechLive workflows together in one desktop experience.

Voice commands

Supports navigation, selection, editing and formatting with a predefined set of commands.

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Replacements

Substitute a recognized word or phrase with predefined text, to quickly and easily change a specified expression to its configured written form

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Vocabulary

Improves the recognition of frequently used specialist terminology, to help the engine input the intended word or phrase more consistently

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Multi-speaker

Automatically distinguish between speakers during a recording or conversation, including timestamps showing when each contribution occured.

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Punctuation

Control how punctuation is inserted during dictation, using either automatic or spoken punctuation, to better structure the resulting text

Secure

Your data's safety is our priority

With SpeechLive, your data security is prioritized with robust encryption and backup solutions. We don’t just meet compliance standards — we build security into every part of the platform. From encrypted recordings to role-based access controls, SpeechLive ensures your data is protected at every stage of the workflow.

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Secure and certified

We have chosen Microsoft Azure as our hosting partner for dictations. As the world’s leading enterprise level provider of a platform for cloud-hosted solutions, Microsoft Azure maintains strict security standards and processes to ensure the highest level of data privacy and security.

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Transparent data hosting

Your data is stored securely in designated Microsoft Azure data centre locations based on your service region. Our published hosting locations provide clear visibility into where SpeechLive data is stored and support applicable data-protection requirements.

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Uptime reliability

Microsoft Azure services are highly reliable. Microsoft prides itself in promising a 99.9% uptime guarantee — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

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Backup and recovery

Users can create backups of all dictations, to recover them at a later point if necessary. Accidentally deleted dictations can be restored by the account administrator up to 30 days.

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FAQs

Quick answers about SpeechLive Professional Direct, migration and setup.

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Do I need to be an existing SpeechLive customer?

No. SpeechLive Professional Direct is available for both new and existing SpeechLive users. Existing users can add Speech Recognition Professional to their current SpeechLive setup; new customers can start with SpeechLive Professional Direct as part of a new SpeechLive setup.

Can I keep my existing Philips dictation hardware?

Yes. SpeechLive works with the following supported Philips dictation microphones, voice recorders and transcription hardware: SpeechMike Premium LFH3500, SMP3700/4000, SpeechMike Ambient PSM5000. So existing equipment can remain part of your workflow.

Where can I dictate with SpeechLive Professional Direct?

SpeechLive Professional Direct turns speech into recognized text directly at the cursor in compatible desktop applications, so you can work in the software you already use rather than moving into a separate dictation environment.

Can I migrate from SpeechExec?

Yes. Your team can be supported through planning, setup and migration from SpeechExec to SpeechLive. Onboarding and training follow as users move into the new environment.

Can SpeechLive Professional Direct support our organization's terminology?

Yes. It supports organization-specific terminology, abbreviations and auto-texts, helping teams work with the words and phrases they use every day.

Does SpeechLive Professional Direct include AI document generation?

SpeechLive Professional Direct is centered on professional speech recognition and direct-at-cursor dictation. AI-assisted document creation is available separately within SpeechLive through SpeechLive Professional AI Assistant.

Can you help us move from another dictation solution?

Yes. Your team can be supported through planning, setup and migration, followed by onboarding and training so users can move into the new SpeechLive environment with minimal disruption.