Elevenlabs for converting speech to text: It doesn't allow for real time voice recording. You can only upload an audio file for it to transcribe.
Audio file I uploaded: My readaloud of 'why I still enjoy teaching'
RESULT:
"One evening, I was working late in my office in the university when someone knocked on my door. I opened the door and found Sisi standing cheerfully outside. What caught my eyes instantly about Sisi was her exuberance and vitality, something often absent in today's teachers. What had put her in such high spirits? Was it because she was enjoying her work? Sisi, who finished her teacher training at the university two years before, had come in to pick up her transcript. I invited her in, thanked her for stopping by, and immediately began to probe her experience as a young teacher. I wanted to confirm my observation that she was enjoying her teaching. My heart is with these young teachers. Although teachers today have to shoulder loads of non-teaching duties, I still believe that teaching is a meaningful job. I still hope that these new teachers, after they have found their feet in their schools and survived the initial work frenzy, will be able to find meaning and satisfaction in their work. But today, the surging pressures of teaching can break the backs of even the most energetic and resilient teachers. One student from the previous year's cohort, despite her total dedication to her work, had to quit two months into the first year of her teaching. She was totally devastated by her huge workload. So whenever I come across young teachers who have managed to hold on, I will seize the opportunity to find out how they have done it. Sisi worked at a school where most of the students were well-behaved, but she still had a 12-hour workday and marking her students' work had become part of the evening routine. Sisi found that she belonged to the classroom, where she often got rousing and heartwarming responses from her students. When she was making her round during the recess, she was surrounded by circles of students who clung to her as if she was their big sister. But when she entered the staff room and saw the piles of exercise books rising up to the roof, she wondered if she would ever see light at the end of this never-ending marking tunnel. So I inquired, "Are you able to cope with all the pressures? Are you losing momentum? Do you still like your job?" It didn't take one second for Sisi to proclaim her answer. "I like my work. In fact, I've found that teaching is the best job for me." And that is despite all the hardships. Absolutely. Sisi, what is behind your energy? What is it that's helping to keep up your zest? Is it your sense of mission? Is it because you want to do something meaningful? Is it something to do with your values? Your character? Is it because you like children? Is it because you've always wanted to become a teacher? "Paul, it's everything you've just said.""
OBSERVATIONS
1. It does an excellent job in transcribing monologues.
2. Even the punctuation marks are inserted correctly.
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