Professional qualifications gives you superior end-user service.
We are accredited with our software & hardware providers.
All of our trainers have certified qualifications to train on the solutions we provide.
Company Accreditations
We have been a Dragon Premier Partner for over 18 years providing speech recognition solutions to many clients across the UK. We are one of the few companies able to supply Volume License Agreements (VLAs) for Dragon Professional 16 (and other versions of Dragon) which greatly reduces the cost of multiple Dragon licenses.
We have been supplying primary and secondary Healthcare with Dragon Medical Practice Edition & Dragon Medical One for many years. As a Dragon Medical Elite Partner, we are recognised as a leading provider of Dragon Medical solutions, the award winning speech recognition solution. We are also able to supply Dragon Medical solutions for both desktop and cloud.
For the past 12 years, Freedom of Speech Ltd have supplied Olympus/OM SYSTEM digital dictation equipment. We have been supported by Olympus/OM SYSTEM in terms of product support & competitive pricing. We are proud to be an OM SYSTEM Professional Dictation Certified Partner 2024. We attend all OM SYSTEM training courses for the new digital recorders and dictation software and our strong business partnership ensures we are able to provide the most up-to-date product information. OM SYSTEM Digital dictation solutions also include the integration of Dragon Professional providing a cost-effective back-end solution on top of effective workflow.
We have developed an integration programme to aid innovation, cultivate the future development of the electronic GP practice and improve practice efficiencies to enhance patient care. By customising our speech recognition solutions to voice-enable many EMR (Electronic Medical Record) systems (for primary and secondary care), we are committed to interoperability and shared standards - enabling Dragon Medical One and SystmOne, EMIS web and Misys (and other medical systems) to work together effectively, to the ultimate benefit of your practice and its patients. Our integrated solutions include bespoke training.
FSQS (Financial Services Qualification System) is a community of financial institutions including banks, building societies, insurance companies and investment services, collaborating to agree a single standard for managing the increasing complexity of third and fourth-party information needed to demonstrate compliance to regulators, policies and governance controls.
The FSQS Registered Mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the financial sector and indicates that our organisation has gone through the process required to demonstrate its commitment and credentials to the industry.
Trainer Qualifications
All of our trainers are Dragon Certified Instructors on the current (and previous) version of Dragon Professional. This ensures you receive the best possible tuition and assistance in using your software effectively. This qualification also confirms that the trainer has:
> Delivered training on Dragon Professional for over 2 years
> Attended the intensive training courses provide by Nuance
> Taken and passed an on-line exam
> Provided a number of end-user testimonials
TextHelp developed Read & Write, a text to speech application that enables PC users with dyslexia and other learning difficulties to receive audio feedback for all on-screen text. The Texthelp Certified Trainer qualification became the industry standard. This training qualification ensures that all of our trainers know everything about Read & Write software and how to tailor the software to the individual. We have a network of Certified Trainers throughout the UK, who are able to carry out on-site courses on this software to the highest standard.
Our Clients
Our Management Team
Gary May
Sales Director
Gary formed Freedom of Speech and focuses on the sales and marketing strategies for the company. He has over 21 years’ experience in this industry including training delivery and project management.
James Kirk
Technical Director
James manages the technical support helpdesk for clients and oversees the development of all of the hardware and software products including creating the powerful 'Ultimate Access' application. He has over 23 years’ experience in the speech recognition arena including providing technical assessments, managing support contracts & providing product support and development.
Neil Wheeler
Director of Operations
Neil specialises in the delivery of training sessions and also managing our highly successful and acclaimed team of trainers. He has over 20 years’ experience in project managing and providing training in speech recognition software, text-to-speech software & other assistive technology.
Our Training Team
George Picken
Desktop and Cloud Specialist & Speech Recognition Consultant
George has been involved in providing Consultancy and Training solutions across many vertical markets for over 19 years. Encompassing Public, Private, Disability & Healthcare.
While gaining vast product knowledge in this arena, including both Desktop and Cloud based solutions, George still enjoys meeting the ‘challenges’ faced when new or existing Customers are looking to maximise their time and productivity through their investment.
On a personal level George enjoys spending time with his young Family and has a big love for Liverpool FC.
Veena McMath
SpLD Dyslexia Practitioner & Coping Strategy specialist
Veena is Our Dyslexia Practitioner & Coping Strategy specialist, with a dedication to enabling people to grow and change. Prior to Freedom of Speech, Veenas background was in Healthcare & Education.
She has 25 years in Conducting Skills Gap analysis, mapping out training plans for individuals & preparing educational material. Most recently building her skills in CBT to enable effective assessments of our clients’ needs and devise appropriate Individual Learning Plans (ILP).
Veena is also fully qualified to train in Various Assistive Technology applications, this ensures a streamlined approach to running effective Coping Strategy Courses.