Microphone Recommendations by Industry
What Are Your Requirements?
As a result of numerous years working with professional, medical and legal practitioners, and those with adaptive needs, Speakeasy Solutions guides you through the process of microphone selection based on your occupational workflow and personal preferences.
Comfort
Your microphone should be physically comfortable to handle, particularly when utilized for much of your day.
Convenience
Your microphone should be accessible and available to you whenever it is required, with minimal set up time.
Medical 
Ideally, most physicians wish to dictate immediately after they see each patient. However, this is not always possible when overbooked or behind. Specialists tend to be able to accomplish this task a little more easily than general practitioners.
Considerations:
- A handheld microphone is ideal for those who dictate numerous times per day for brief moments.
- A headset microphone is preferable for those who dictate longer bursts of dictation or wish to be hands-free in order to flip through physical notes.
- When dictating on stationary computers across multiple clinic rooms, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Air handheld (SMP 4000) is an excellent investment when combined with a Philips SpeechMike Air Docking Station (ACC 4000) for each additional computer.
- When dictating with a portable laptop or tablet, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Air handheld (SMP 4000) handheld with the Philips AirBridge Wireless Adapter is preferable for quick bursts of dictation whereas the Sennheiser MB Pro wireless headset is ideal for a wireless hands-free interaction.
Legal & Professional
& Professional 
Many lawyers and professionals have had previous experience with handheld dictation devices and find the new handheld microphones preferable. Those without this previous experience, and those who wish to dictate hands-free, enjoy using microphone headsets.
Considerations:
- When using the telephone with about the same frequency as the computer, the Sennheiser SD Pro wireless headset allows for the use of the same headset between phone and Dragon.
- Headsets provide a hands-free experience, enabling the user easy access to physical files, notes, books and so forth.
- Wireless headsets have the added benefit of providing freedom to the person who tends to walk or pace about the office while dictating drafts or who needs to access materials spread across the office.
- Lawyers and professionals who have used other handheld devices find familiar comfort in using the Philips SpeechMike handheld microphones.
Adaptive
Headset microphones are ideal for those who need to use a computer as hands-free as possible.
Considerations:
- When using the telephone with about the same frequency as the computer, the Sennheiser SD Pro wireless headset allows for the use of the same headset between phone and Dragon.
- Depending on physical abilities, the Sennheiser SD Pro units are modifiable to be used with a feather switch.