Get Organized with AI Projects
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode of the Vispero Training Podcast, Liz and Rachel explore how AI projects can help you organize information, manage ongoing work, and get more out of AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Rather than keeping everything in one long conversation, projects allow you to bring related chats, files, instructions, and other resources together in one centralized workspace. The hosts demonstrate how to create and organize projects, add supporting resources, provide custom instructions, and use separate conversations for different aspects of a larger task. In this episode, you’ll learn how...
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Beyond the Basics Working More Effectively with PDF Documents and JAWS
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode of Vispero Training, Liz and Rachel go beyond the basics of working with PDF documents using JAWS. Learn practical techniques for navigating and understanding PDFs, including complex tables, graphics, tagged and untagged documents, reading order, PDF forms, digital signatures, and PDFs opened in your web browser. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: • Navigate graphics and identify when a PDF includes useful alternative text • Work with complex tables using JAWS table commands and Table Layer • Use Page Explorer to understand complex PDF content and reading order •...
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Four Classic JAWS Features That Can Transform Your Workflow
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode, we revisit four powerful JAWS features that can make everyday computer tasks more efficient and accessible: Skim Reading, Speech and Sound Schemes, Dictionary Manager, and Text Analyzer. Whether you're a longtime JAWS user looking for a refresher or discovering these tools for the first time, you'll learn how these often-overlooked features can help you navigate documents, customize how JAWS presents information, catch formatting and spacing issues, and tailor speech and pronunciation to your needs. The episode also explores practical questions from JAWS users, including...
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From Prompting to Productivity: Building Better AI Workflows
Vispero Training Podcast
Discover practical ways to make AI more useful, accessible, and productive in your everyday workflow. In this session, we explore the fundamentals of working with AI, including how to write more effective prompts, use AI with JAWS and other screen readers, and incorporate tools like ChatGPT into common tasks. We also discuss working with documents, AI accessibility features, privacy and confidentiality considerations, and resources for continuing to build your AI skills. Whether you're just getting started with AI or looking for ways to improve your existing workflow, this session offers...
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Six Tips for Managing Complex Documents with JAWS
Vispero Training Podcast
Long Word documents don't have to be overwhelming. In this episode of the Vispero Training Podcast, we share six practical techniques for navigating, editing, and managing complex documents more efficiently with JAWS. Whether you're working with lengthy reports, research papers, collaborative documents, or forms, these tips will help you spend less time searching and more time getting work done. You'll learn how to take advantage of features like bookmarks, comments, document structure, Skim Reading, formatting navigation, and other built-in JAWS tools to quickly locate the information you...
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The Power of Prompting: Maximize Productivity for Better Results
Vispero Training Podcast
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming an essential tool for work, school, and everyday life—but getting great results starts with knowing how to ask the right questions. In this episode of the Vispero Training Podcast, we explore the art of prompting and share practical strategies for writing clear, effective prompts that help AI tools produce more accurate, useful, and consistent responses. Along the way, we discuss choosing the right AI tool for different tasks, troubleshooting common issues, and improving accessibility when working with screen readers. We also answer audience...
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Ten Essential Tips for Using Powerpoint with JAWS
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode of the Vispero Training Podcast, hosts Liz and Rachel share ten essential tips for working more efficiently in Microsoft PowerPoint with JAWS. They demonstrate how to quickly locate and open presentations, navigate slides and content placeholders, move between different areas of the PowerPoint interface, and use keyboard shortcuts to streamline common tasks. The discussion also covers editing slide content, working with images and alt text, understanding PowerPoint’s layout structure, and using tools like the Accessibility Checker to help create more inclusive presentations....
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Use AI Features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion to Better Understand and Navigate Digital Content
Vispero Training Podcast
Rachel and Liz demonstrate how built-in AI features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion, including Picture Smart AI, Vispero Companion, Page Explorer, and AI Labeler, can help users better understand, navigate, and interact with inaccessible or complex digital content. Through real-world examples such as online calendars, Google Docs, email images, and grocery shopping websites, they show how these tools can simplify everyday tasks and improve productivity.
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Six JAWS Features for Mastering Complex Documents and Web Pages
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode, Liz and Rachel explore six powerful JAWS features designed to help users navigate complex web pages, PDFs, forms, and documents more efficiently. They demonstrate how tools like Picture Smart AI, AI Labeler, Table Layer navigation, and Page Explorer can simplify cluttered or inaccessible content by providing image descriptions, labeling unlabeled controls, restructuring difficult tables, and summarizing web pages with AI assistance. The discussion also covers practical workflows for extracting accessible data from PDFs and web tables, navigating complicated forms, and using...
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Six Tips for Managing the New Outlook with JAWS
Vispero Training Podcast
In this episode, Liz and Rachel share six practical tips for managing the New Outlook Calendar with JAWS, focusing on efficient navigation, scheduling, and collaboration. They begin by explaining how the new Outlook differs from the classic version, highlighting its web-based structure and how that impacts keyboard navigation and screen reader behavior. Listeners will learn how to handle meeting requests, including how to open invites, RSVP using the updated interface, and access additional options like proposing new times or replying to organizers. The episode also covers core calendar...
info_outlineIn this quick episode, you’ll learn how layered commands in JAWS and Fusion can make complex tasks faster and easier by reducing the number of keys you need to press. The episode breaks down what layered commands are, how they work, and why they’re especially useful for accessing advanced features efficiently.
The training explains how to enter the command layer using JAWS key plus Space, and how single-layer commands allow you to trigger features like FSCompanion, Command Search, and other commonly used tools with just one additional keystroke. You’ll also learn how commands are grouped by context—such as editing documents, messaging applications, and general system tasks.
A major focus is on secondary layers, which let you access entire sets of related commands for features like Picture Smart AI, Convenient OCR, Face in View, table navigation, and volume controls. The session demonstrates how to use the question mark command to display available options within any layer, making it easier to discover and learn new commands on the fly.
The episode also highlights how FSCompanion can be used alongside layered commands as a learning and reference tool, helping you explore features and commands directly within JAWS. This training is ideal for JAWS and Fusion users who want to work more efficiently, reduce keyboard complexity, and better understand the powerful layered command system built into their screen reader.