Pick how you want to talk
Dictation turns your speech into a message. Talk is a spoken conversation, and a supported meeting connection handles meeting audio. Each one is set up separately.
Choose the speech route
In your workspace’s speech settings, pick the approved transcription and speech services. Roles and Agents can inherit these settings, and a setting further down can’t weaken a stricter customer-only requirement.
Check your customer-hosted setup
If you’re using local speech, make sure the supported service and the direct customer route are both ready. In a Room, the strictest requirement that applies to any member wins.
Start with a short request
Allow microphone access for the conversation, say something simple, and check the transcript. Listen to the reply and try a correction before you move on to a longer task.
Know what’s kept and where it goes
The transcript stays with the conversation or Room and follows its retention rules. The voice path processes audio transiently. Reasoning models, connected tools, and outside meeting media are processed along their own routes.