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Dictate show notes and prep in Riverside

Riverside runs in the browser and desktop, and voice input works in every prep note, show notes field, and comment.

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Riverside handles the recording side well, and voice input keeps the prep and follow up side just as fast so the whole show ships on time.

Start voice input

On Mac press the Fn key twice inside the target field.
On Windows press Windows plus H to open voice typing.
On Chromebook enable dictation in Accessibility settings.
Click into the prep note or show notes field before you speak.

Prep vs show notes vs comments

Prep is a running list of angles. Show notes are the public summary. Comments hold the internal review. Match the length of your voice input to each shape.

Draft in Zahvox for public copy

For anything published as show notes or a public episode page, dictate the raw thought in Zahvox, tighten the wording, then paste it back. That extra pass keeps the tone steady and removes filler.

Small habits that keep it readable

Say punctuation out loud, including commas and periods.
Keep one thought per sentence so cleanup is fast.
Do a short review pass at the end of every session.
Save common phrases in a snippet tool so voice input can call them.

Measure the workflow by output, not by feel

A month into using dictate show notes and prep in riverside, look at what actually shipped: emails sent, notes filed, posts published, tickets closed. That number is the honest scorecard. The workflow either produced more finished writing than the keyboard-only version or it did not. If it did, keep going and stop second-guessing. If it did not, one specific piece is broken — usually the edit step, not the capture step — and that is the piece to fix next.

Where Zahvox fits after the raw capture

Zahvox is the careful second pass that sits after the raw capture. The browser, the OS, or the app you used for dictate show notes and prep in riverside gave you words on a page. Zahvox at /tool is where you paste those words, tighten the wording, fix the shape of the sentences, and copy the result back into wherever it needs to live. Raw capture anywhere, careful edit in Zahvox — that is the whole loop, and it stays the same whether the source was a laptop, a phone, or a meeting transcript.

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