{"id":1433,"date":"2024-09-29T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/?page_id=1433"},"modified":"2025-04-20T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T16:26:03","slug":"assistive-technologies-lp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/?page_id=1433","title":{"rendered":"Assistive Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1433\" class=\"elementor elementor-1433\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae7fe9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ae7fe9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de74302 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1de74302\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645421a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"645421a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a45d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a45d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistive Technologies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ca43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3ca43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Software, hardware and simple tips and tricks to make your life easier &amp; more productive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7844e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a7844e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e0ed40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23e0ed40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672d7455 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"672d7455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6cf739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f6cf739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A catalyst for independence and inclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c936e5e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c936e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those living with impairments, the right tools can unlock a world of possibilities. As a passionate advocate for accessibility, I am always looking out for new technologies and ways of doing things, that can help remove barriers that so many digital create.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is the latest list of technologies, tips and tricks that I have tested and used to date.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although, aimed primarily for helping individuals living with a hearing, cognitive or learning impairment, many of these technologies can be of great help to all, regardless of their ability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will be keeping this page updated when I&#8217;ve tried out any new tech or better ways of doing things, but if you think anything is missing or you discover new technologies, please do let me know about it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206ec3fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206ec3fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df5f15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6df5f15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/log-in-monitor-smartphone-3938432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-133\" alt=\"log in, monitor, smartphone-3938432.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/log-in-monitor-smartphone-3938432.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/log-in-monitor-smartphone-3938432-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/log-in-monitor-smartphone-3938432-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/log-in-monitor-smartphone-3938432-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202359d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"202359d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335b349a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"335b349a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a69ae1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60a69ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What challenges do you face?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faa650 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7faa650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7e83a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c7e83a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f827c14 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7f827c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Conversations in noise? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9e2e65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c9e2e65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5000141a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5000141a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5315bb99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5315bb99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5d6fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f5d6fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Out and about<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 on public transport, walking, restaurants, pubs, coffee houses, cafes, any area that is noisy or has poor acoustics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580b53b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"580b53b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At work<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0business meetings, noisy offices, training rooms, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c03cc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c03cc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At home<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 noisy kitchens, family meals, TV subtitles (at a push), etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f0c0b1 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21f0c0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - transcribing your conversations in real time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555944ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"555944ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cae4bc1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cae4bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - transcribing your conversations in real time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1093d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f1093d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c538cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c538cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fd4702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fd4702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Transcribe &amp; Notification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26dcd228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26dcd228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Android only<\/strong><\/li><li>Free to use &amp; unlimited usage<\/li><li>Download from Google Play store<\/li><li>Excellent transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Identifies common background noises &#8211; wind, music, vehicles, alarms etc<\/li><li>Option to temporarily keep transcriptions<\/li><li>Get the best accuracy with a strong Wi-Fi, data, internet connection<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a9fd23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36a9fd23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f50f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f50f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Transcribe +<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23627a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23627a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>IOS only<\/strong><\/li><li>Requires subscription for unlimited usage<\/li><li>Download from Apple store<\/li><li>Reasonable transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Transcriptions can be downloaded and saved (be mindful of privacy issues)<\/li><li>\u00a0Requires a strong Wi-Fi, data, internet connection<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> In-person meetings? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7340ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a7340ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172928c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"172928c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25654f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f25654f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d51163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d51163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At work<\/strong> &#8211; business meetings, noisy offices, training rooms, restaurants, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca821e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca821e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Socially &#8211; <\/strong>social groups, committees, etc<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aae7c7 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74aae7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - transcribing your meetings in real time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b65e04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71b65e04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ddc161 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ddc161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - transcribing your meetings in real time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ae42f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5ae42f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe956f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fe956f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c32cb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c32cb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Otter AI<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a69f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a69f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Compatible with most web browsers<\/b><\/li><li>Free to use (monthly transcription limits)<\/li><li>Monthly subscription required for more transcription limits and features<\/li><li>Excellent transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Transcriptions can be downloaded and saved (be mindful of privacy issues)<\/li><li>Get the best transcription accuracy by using an external microphone<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f6acf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2f6acf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644dde7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644dde7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caption.ed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c2d4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c2d4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Web browser, Android &amp; IOS compatible<\/b><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Free time limited trial<\/span><\/li><li>Monthly subscription plans<\/li><li>Very good transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Transcriptions can be downloaded and saved (be mindful of privacy issues)<\/li><li>Best with a strong Wi-Fi, data, internet connection and an external microphone<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a558ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24a558ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750319bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"750319bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2d050b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c2d050b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e201ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e201ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>IOS only<\/strong><\/li><li>Comes installed on all Apple IOS devices<\/li><li>Unlimited usage<\/li><li>Good transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Transcriptions can be downloaded and saved (be mindful of privacy issues)<\/li><li>Requires a strong Wi-Fi, data, internet connection and better with an external microphone<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Audio calls on a smartphone? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed5fdac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ed5fdac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57403df6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57403df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d40427 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40d40427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ddb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ddb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At<\/strong><strong> work, home, out and about &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>anywhere you need to make or receive a phone call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e25df11 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e25df11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - captioning   your<br>voice calls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f585a35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f585a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7636b1a9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7636b1a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - captioning your voice calls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c80860 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26c80860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad509a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aad509a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fb967b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70fb967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Google Pixel 8<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c1d84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c1d84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Requires purchase of a Google Pixel 8 (or newer)<\/b><\/li><li>Excellent phone with lots of brilliant features<\/li><li>Pixel 8 comes with Live transcribe enabled for audio calls &#8211; but do check before purchasing as some models may not have it installed<\/li><li>Only transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Only reasonable audio call quality (similar to iPhone which are both not as good as Samsung Galaxy 8 onwards)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622280cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"622280cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc57ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc57ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rogervoice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd07eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd07eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Android &amp; IOS<\/b><\/li><li>Free to download and use between between Rogervoice app users<\/li><li>Requires virtual monthly subscription to call or receive calls from other landlines \/ smartphones<\/li><li>Requires a virtual number (you will need to divert all calls to the virtual number)<\/li><li>Reasonable transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Transcriptions cannot be saved<\/li><li>Also includes transcribed voicemail (read voicemail messages that have been left for you) but has poor transcription accuracy<\/li><li>\u00a0Requires a strong Wi-Fi, data, internet connection<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Video calls \/ conference calls? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f91a97b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f91a97b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a0a34f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38a0a34f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c533224 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c533224\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7c344e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a7c344e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At work<\/strong> &#8211; business meetings, noisy offices, training rooms, restaurants, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156c503b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"156c503b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At home<\/strong> &#8211; family meetings, social group \/ committee meetings, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5c4cc9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5c4cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - live captioning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daaee6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4daaee6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e89c6f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e89c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - live captioning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37af42bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37af42bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e199c2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e199c2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dbac3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38dbac3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294d877 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294d877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Cross platforms<\/b><\/li><li>Each have a free to use version with limitations<\/li><li>Requires monthly subscriptions to enable all features \/ increased usage limits<\/li><li>MS Teams &amp; Google Meets come packaged in their respecting MS365 \/ Google Workspace platforms<\/li><li>Transcription accuracy:<ul><li>Zoom the best<\/li><li>Google Meets pretty good<\/li><li>MS Teams the worst<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Zoom &amp; Teams now come with AI assisted meeting notes functionality that automatically takes notes and provides a summary post meeting that can be shared\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Voicemail messages? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f6e26a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f6e26a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bddd0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33bddd0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f87bff3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f87bff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c3bb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c3bb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At work<\/strong> &#8211; business meetings, noisy offices, training rooms, restaurants, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5185ffea elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5185ffea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - an advanced mailbox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1179d9f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1179d9f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b517526 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b517526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - an advanced mailbox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2450f0d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2450f0d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6916bb49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6916bb49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fc8180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66fc8180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vox Science<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64757bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64757bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Android and IOS<\/strong><\/li><li>Transcribes voicemail messages that have been left for you<\/li><li>Requires monthly subscription<\/li><li>Download from VoxSci.com<\/li><li>Replaces your carrier voicemail service (you will need to redirect it to VoxSci)<\/li><li>Good transcription accuracy<\/li><li>Advanced mailbox functionality<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Consuming online content? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1995818c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1995818c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728cc57b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"728cc57b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577238c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"577238c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3debbc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3debbc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>At work, work, out and about<\/strong> &#8211; anywhere you need to consume web content.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab4f0a4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ab4f0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - accessibility settings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227d65b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"227d65b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbd3050 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dbd3050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try - accessibility settings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d75a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c7d75a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120a5ae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"120a5ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a216f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65a216f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chrome web browser<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e09c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e09c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google continues to develop its Chrome web browser to be more accessible, so now includes lots of features including, and more:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/2633135?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7437725\">Talkback<\/a> to brows the web &#8211; helps reduce eye strain and improves focus, etc.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/7040464?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7437725\">Accessibility extensions<\/a> such as high contrast, caret (keyboard) browsing and more &#8211; useful features for all.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Generate <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/10538231?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7437725\">captions and translate<\/a> videos &#8211; great when the video creator has not bothered to add CC captions!<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/14218244?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7437725\">Reading mode<\/a> and side panel &#8211; helps focus just on the important parts<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/14768725?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7437725\">Listen to the page<\/a> that reads out the content on the page &#8211; helps reduce eye stress etc.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/topic\/7437725?hl=en-GB&amp;ref_topic=7439724&amp;sjid=13534252991411753264-EU\">and more.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439cfdbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"439cfdbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a8c47f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52a8c47f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd96eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bd96eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More solutions, information and tips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771dc78a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"771dc78a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683ab26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"683ab26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6bedcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a6bedcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96620f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96620f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3605c827 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3605c827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2701a7e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2701a7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-839\" alt=\"g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410dfa46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"410dfa46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d3bc9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18d3bc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-839\" alt=\"g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g7ff4eb9f94821036297c29170f907bd567ae9d2363811aec7297edbc52f12d6f867fe032f85729f132176ea0efceea214064868ea06705a56d4b771d6fb8e6ef_1280-5073846.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99b6b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99b6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Laptops, phones, tablets and many desktops come with built-in microphones. However, these are notoriously of poor quality and just by the physical dimensions and layout of the device the positioning is often not the best to pick up speech. This results in poor audio quality when on audio\/video calls. Which in-turn can make it more difficult for whoever is listening to hear and understand what is being said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42102ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42102ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Even a cheap desktop \/ lavaliere (lapel) microphone or boom headset will easily out perform the majority of built-in microphones, even those found in smartphones.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5d0ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f5d0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using an external microphone produces a much clearer and professional audio quality, thereby making it much easier to hear and understand and delivering an\u00a0 improved user experience for all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Clearer audio on video calls and improved accuracy of live captions \/ transcriptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e7acbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e7acbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487c8d7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"487c8d7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26be67c8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26be67c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5306bd82 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5306bd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boom microphone headsets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6634a71c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6634a71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-840\" alt=\"pexels-photo-8866726-8866726.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a7ce83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18a7ce83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156a2380 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"156a2380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boom microphone headsets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a647b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26a647b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-840\" alt=\"pexels-photo-8866726-8866726.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-8866726-8866726.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c455a7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c455a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By far the best, there is nothing better than the microphone directly in front of your mouth.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be wary of the the styles that have a microphone built into the earpiece as these suffer the same problem as\u00a0 any built-in device as the positioning of the microphone is not ideal.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is a wide selection of styles to suit any budget. Wired boom headsets will usually perform better as they are directly connected to your device. Whereas wireless boom headsets may rely on how good the wireless (Bluetooth) connectivity is of both the headset and device. If wireless is your choice I would always choose a higher quality make which inevitably will cost a little more.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">For hearing aid users who have a Telecoil option, look out for Telecoil compatible headsets, again you may pay a little bit more for these, but do offer better sound quality for many users.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Plantronics, Jabra and Sennheiser are all great choices, expect to pay from \u00a325 upwards for a wired boom headset and double that for the wireless versions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5daa59c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5daa59c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6264705e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6264705e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cee7161 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cee7161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0627b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0627b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desktop microphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c93b4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0c93b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-845\" alt=\"pexels-photo-2041381-2041381.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2811dda9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2811dda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A great alternative for anyone who does not want \/ like to wear headsets. With lots of variations and styles to suit any budget. Like boom headsets the wired versions will usually perform better than the wireless versions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">These microphones are generally better than a boom headset and offer different patterns depending upon application. For picking up a single voice cardioid, omni-directional are best or one with switchable patterns such as the excellent Blue Yeti, although is expensive is worth every penny.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Desktop microphones are a brilliant option for hearing aid users, but the downside is that they do take up desk space and need to be positioned in front of your mouth. Watch out for connectivity, most use USB so just check that the type of USB used and if needs be a USB~USB converter may need to be used.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Blue Yeti, Shure, Rode, Logitech and Speechware are all great wired desktop microphones but do expect to pay a more, typically \u00a3100 upwards and more for wireless versions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d967eaf e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d967eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409efbba elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409efbba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desktop microphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec9637a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ec9637a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-845\" alt=\"pexels-photo-2041381-2041381.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-2041381-2041381.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7bea9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f7bea9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e956b7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e956b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50b54e e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a50b54e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32143cb7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32143cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lavaliere (lapel) microphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1335b101 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1335b101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gd1571d42fac8c2885052caa03d77da8b92c682e331f117d3318853580d66546361b448c1f9e4ba961cefd37da8284b0961f90a1a969102a33d7848415737ee81_1280-3183126.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Image shows a small clip on lapel microphone\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7084a223 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7084a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44c04d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b44c04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lavaliere (lapel) microphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed43d4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ed43d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gd1571d42fac8c2885052caa03d77da8b92c682e331f117d3318853580d66546361b448c1f9e4ba961cefd37da8284b0961f90a1a969102a33d7848415737ee81_1280-3183126.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Image shows a small clip on lapel microphone\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c77257 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c77257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another great option is a lavaliere or more commonly know lapel microphone. Especially for those with hearing aids, or just don&#8217;t like wearing headsets. Again lots of styles wired and wireless versions to suit all budgets.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">These microphones are generally as good as boom headsets but you do need to take care in making sure the microphone is positioned close to your mouth and that clothing does not drag over teh microphone \/ get in the way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wired lapel microphones can be very cheap, but quality might not be so good. The wireless versions like the excellent RODE versions are really versatile, so can be used for podcasting, interviewing and more, but of course are a little more expensive.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">RODE, Holyland, Speechware, and Sennheiser are all great choices, and expect to pay from \u00a350 upwards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a901684 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a901684\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9366ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f9366ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397a4e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"397a4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smartphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2457dbc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2457dbc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aca921b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aca921b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7fe85e elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c7fe85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My experience and thoughts on the big three...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a43fd81 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a43fd81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With the ever increasing functionality of smartphones they have rightly or wrongly become an everyday essential for most. We use them in every aspect of our lives at work, at home and keeping our social lives on track!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">But surprisingly none of them prioritise audio quality for the phone function!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">My own experiences have found that all have good and bad qualities for sound, connectivity, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cca9d9c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cca9d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dc138c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58dc138c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-5398928-5398928.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-857\" alt=\"pexels-photo-5398928-5398928.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-5398928-5398928.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-5398928-5398928-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-5398928-5398928-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545694ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"545694ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f09725b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f09725b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ebfd20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ebfd20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69853e80 elementor-widget__width-initial e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"69853e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1770339968\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399681\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399681\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399681\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSamsung Galaxay \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399682\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399682\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399682\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tApple iPhone\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399683\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399683\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399683\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tGoogle Pixel\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399681\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399681\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-5dc262f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dc262f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515173c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"515173c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319f7611 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"319f7611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc928f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc928f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d020e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d020e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0f9b54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0f9b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>+ Audio call quality<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+ Accessible functionality and a<\/strong><strong>ccessories<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358ea960 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"358ea960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8211;\u00a0 Bluetooth connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9f514 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb9f514\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca8c606 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ca8c606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4976a9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4976a9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samsung S10 onwards have really good audio reproduction of audio and video calls especially when using the loudspeaker mode. Granted reception and signal strength are key, but overall the Samsung phones do seem to have the best audio quality.<\/p><p>All smartphones these days have a bewildering array of features and accessories, but as Samsung uses Android they are packed full of the latest accessibility functions, just check out the Accessibility settings to tailor the phone to better suit your needs.<\/p><p>I use the Samsung Watch as my alarm clock as it has a strong vibration which has rarely failed to wake me up.<\/p><p>The only weak-point is Bluetooth connectivity, it does not seem to be as strong or robust as the other two big makes. Often causing dropout between phone and accessory, especially when in crowded areas where lots of other Bluetooth devices are being used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399682\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399682\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6df2a991 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6df2a991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca9df6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cca9df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4a6aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd4a6aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f726fbf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f726fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>+ Accessible functionality and features<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+ Video quality<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+ Bluetooth connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b6609 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d4b6609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8211; Audio quality for audio\/video calls\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>&#8211;\u00a0 Restricted to Apple only ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709d972 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"709d972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af5e81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af5e81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For existing Apple users the iPhone is a no-brainer and are excellent products.<\/p><p>Apple have recently puts lots of effort in to catch up with Google Android for accessibility features, so much so there are lots of really useful features built-in, again just check out the Accessibility settings to tailor the phone better to your needs.<\/p><p>A lot of accessory manufacturers are taking up on Apple&#8217;s &#8216;Made for &#8230; &#8216; so are developing some excellent Bluetooth integrated accessories that work really well with Apple devices. I highly suspect hearing aid manufacturers to develop more of their aids as being &#8216;Made for &#8230;&#8217;.<\/p><p>An interesting area to watch is, Apple are making slow but steady inroads to the hearing aid marketplace in the US, so it wouldn&#8217;t surprise me if we soon see an Apple hearing aid type device.\u00a0<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-17703399683\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17703399683\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7efa1b80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7efa1b80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebcfa4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ebcfa4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d30242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d30242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>+ Great audio quality on audio\/video calls<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+ All the latest Android accessible features<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+ Some later Pixel phones come with built-in live transcription for calls<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3b74e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f3b74e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec1fb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec1fb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8211;\u00a0 Focussing away from developing further accessibility features, in favour of AI driven features<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ad3dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2ad3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaf7848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eaf7848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lesser popular of the big three, but still teh Pixel range are excellent smartphones.<\/p><p>Being a Google developed phone they come with all teh latest Android features. Check out the Accessibility settings.<\/p><p>Some of the later phones come with live transcription for audio calls, however, the transcription accuracy does not seem that good, even if the reception and signal strength are good.<\/p><p>The latest developments from Google \/ Android do seem to be taking a new direction integrating more Artificial Intelligence (AI) into non-accessible features.\u00a0<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57154cc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57154cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a604b4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a604b4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540916f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"540916f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-ear headphones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359e0499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359e0499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0b0f0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a0b0f0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48623a22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48623a22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4df708 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c4df708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd5ca79 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dd5ca79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apple Airpod Pro 2 &amp; 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9a80fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e9a80fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"image of someone holding the charging case with two airpod pros in it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619756ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"619756ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8af654 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b8af654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apple Airpod Pro 2 &amp; 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67535061 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67535061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"image of someone holding the charging case with two airpod pros in it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/airpods2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3258f47e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3258f47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Admittedly, I have never used these as I am profoundly deaf in both ears, however, I know quite a few who do use these who have hearing\/cognitive impairment and they all rave about how good they are. As you would expect they are feature rich some of which are clearly aimed at hearing aid users. Check out the Noise cancellation, Adaptive, Transparency, Voice Isolation and Conversation Awareness.<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\">You can even adapt the sounds using Headphone accommodation to boost soft sounds and certain frequencies.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af5a86f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3af5a86f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a21578 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15a21578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205197f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"205197f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448897e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"448897e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voice recorder &amp; AI Transcriber<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e0e16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3e0e16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c8a4b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32c8a4b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6113938e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6113938e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2436cf3f e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2436cf3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd90ce5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fd90ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLAUD NOTE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d52abb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69d52abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/plaud-note.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1176\" alt=\"Image showing a plaud note device being held by a person&#039;s hand as they are putting it into a jacket pocket\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3ebfbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a3ebfbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da269c elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9da269c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLAUD NOTE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca06ade elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca06ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/plaud-note.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1176\" alt=\"Image showing a plaud note device being held by a person&#039;s hand as they are putting it into a jacket pocket\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613e95db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613e95db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); font-size: 1rem;\">A new way of transcribing meetings in real-time, that pairs with most smartphones.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); font-size: 1rem;\">With the purchase of the device you get limited free transcriptions, so to be really useable it needs one of their subscriptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce ); font-size: 1rem;\">It uses ChatGPT to transcribe the conversations in real-time onto a smartphone so does need a decent internet connection to reduce possible lag and transcription accuracies.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1d9a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f1d9a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a018aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a018aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61147e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61147e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other tips and tricks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b883f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e2b883f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10be7cf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10be7cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccb62d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ccb62d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ca4fcd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ca4fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get organised<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2e870 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf2e870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>KEEP CALM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>AND GET<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>ORGANISED<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e58cd30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e58cd30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b00c727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b00c727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get organised<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941febf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"941febf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve found living with hearing loss is extra draining from the concentration and effort needed to get things done.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">By getting organised, both in work and at home has really helped by just making things that little bit easier. It&#8217;s all about finding the right method that you can use and stick to, admittedly it has taken me a few iterations to find my ideal ways to stay organised.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are a few tips and tricks&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2584d03d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2584d03d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2362dcd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2362dcd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b12cbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58b12cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77191ad elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77191ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kanban boards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2667ca65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2667ca65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-1024x614.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-1536x922.png 1536w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kanban-2048x1229.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779adf5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779adf5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bd56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98bd56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kanban boards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fdea4a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12fdea4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My favourite to do type lists, so much so my whole life is organised on them, sad I know, but they are a fantastic tool!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Think of them as an advanced to do list \/ pad and pen. Create tasks and collect associated tasks together as one project. It might be &#8216;Paint the front room&#8217;, so you&#8217;ll have seperate tasks in this project like choose colour, buy the paint, sand down the walls and woodwork, etc. Tick off each task until you have completed the project.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Many have various options like sub-tasks, notes, setting deadlines, assigning to a team member, reminders and categories.<\/p><p>There are lots of free\/fremium\/subscription kanban boards but they all do the same. Personally, I use TasksBoards as this connects seamlessly with my main Google calendar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5e02c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5e02c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340c5a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"340c5a18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3b1a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f3b1a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35304732 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35304732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pad and pen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612a43b4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"612a43b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pad.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-904\" alt=\"image shows a writing pad and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pad.webp 600w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pad-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571edc60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571edc60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776664aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"776664aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pad and pen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1833c6fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1833c6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lots of people prefer the good old trusty pad and pen, there is nothing wrong with that. But there are ways you can use them to greater effect.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">How about using the back pages in the pad to jot all your ideas, thoughts and random &#8216;I must remember to do that&#8217;. Then one a new page at the front create the project and copy and organise the relevant tasks under it each specific project.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">How about having sperate pads, made one for work, home, college etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The only potential downside is that to be fully effective the pad(s) need to be with you at all times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c875d73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c875d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640fc1e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"640fc1e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40de6e08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40de6e08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33dfe289 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33dfe289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>DECLUTTER<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>YOUR MIND<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>MIND DUMP IT!<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d7d944 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45d7d944\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67edee5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67edee5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mind (or Brain) dump<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf32729 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf32729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are constantly thinking about so much these days, food shopping, the kids, work stuff and lots more, which all takes up valuable space in our minds.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">A fantastic tool is to declutter your mind and get everything wrote down \/ on a to do list or Kanban board. The\u00a0 aim is to get it out of your mind so that you can think with greater clarity on whatever you are doing. You&#8217;ll be more efficient, less stressed and distracted.<\/p><p>Often many people turn mind dumps into mind maps that visualises their thoughts, tasks and ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fd709d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75fd709d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7c2587 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b7c2587\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f14ded e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f14ded\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc96f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dc96f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-300x300.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-909\" alt=\"cartoon like image of a green frog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog.avif 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e35d83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53e35d83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649f2f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649f2f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eat that frog<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e08b8f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e08b8f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e2bb66 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31e2bb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-300x300.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-909\" alt=\"cartoon like image of a green frog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/frog.avif 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b60fb1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b60fb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ok, sounds a bit silly but it is a brilliant concept that helps to get the tasks you have to do done. Go check out the &#8216;ribbit&#8217;ing (sorry) book by Brain Tracy it really does make sense.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Very simply, do the most difficult, most put off task first, it is as simple as that! What this does is gives a sense of achievement and accomplishment.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Oh, that feels good, I&#8217;ve done that task I was forever putting off&#8217;<\/p><p>A brilliant way of starting each day, project or whatever you need to etc done at home, work, college or university.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c67713 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55c67713\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677df73e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"677df73e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa57573 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fa57573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a569e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17a569e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-910\" alt=\"Notion logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e07f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72e07f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"730745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310e25b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"310e25b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a4b2d6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54a4b2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-910\" alt=\"Notion logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.pennineconsultancy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/notion.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d57e77b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d57e77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the more techy, Notion is a fantastic and versatile tool. You can create Kanban boards, to do lists, calendars, mind dumps and a whole heap more.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve even created full customer relations mangers (CRMs) and various other databases using Notion. Along with a store for all my recipes &#8211; lunch, dinner, snacks and cakes.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">However, it does take a bit of getting used to simple programming and protocols, but nothing as difficult as quantum physics!<\/p><p>There are other database alternatives out there, even Microsoft has launched the new 365 app Loop, a Notion-like database solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b70c32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b70c32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7779d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fc7779d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd61266 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"7bd61266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;get in touch?&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Anything missing, or need more help, do <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">get in touch?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dc67eb e-con-full 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