Voice to Text for Community Managers
Your community never stops talking, and neither should you have to type every response. Blurt lets you reply to members, draft announcements, and create onboarding content by speaking instead of typing. Hold a button, say what you need, release. Text appears wherever your cursor is — in Discord, Slack, Circle, Notion, anywhere. No switching apps. No finger fatigue. Just talk and engage.
The Typing Problem
Responding to member questions all day long
Your community is thriving, which means your inbox never empties. Every channel has questions. Every DM needs a thoughtful reply. By afternoon, your fingers are tired and your responses get shorter and less helpful. You know brief replies feel dismissive, but typing out detailed answers to the same questions takes forever. Your engagement quality drops as your wrist pain rises.
Writing event announcements that actually excite people
You have an amazing event coming up and need to write an announcement that gets people excited. But drafting promotional content is exhausting when you're already managing conversations all day. You know what to say — you could hype it up perfectly in a voice note — but typing it out with the right energy takes three times as long. The announcement ends up flat because you ran out of typing stamina.
Onboarding new members with personalized welcomes
New members trickle in throughout the day and each one deserves a warm, personalized welcome. But typing individual greetings while also managing active discussions means something gets neglected. You resort to copy-paste templates that feel generic. New members notice. They don't feel special. Retention suffers because you couldn't type fast enough to make everyone feel seen.
Creating community content while managing conversations
Your community needs guides, FAQs, weekly roundups, and discussion prompts. But you're spending so much time typing replies that content creation keeps getting pushed to 'later.' Later never comes because there's always another message to answer. Your community stagnates because you can't produce content and manage conversations simultaneously with just two hands.
Maintaining your authentic voice across hundreds of messages
Your community loves you for your personality. But after typing 200 messages, your voice flattens. Responses become robotic. The warmth that built your community disappears when you're exhausted from typing. You know how you want to sound — energetic, supportive, genuine — but your fingers can't keep up with your personality. The community feels the difference.
How It Works
Blurt works in every platform community managers use — Discord, Slack, Circle, Discourse, Notion, and more. Anywhere you can put a cursor.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Talk naturally
Say your reply, announcement, or welcome message. Blurt handles punctuation.
Release and done
Text appears at your cursor. No copying, no pasting, no extra steps.
Real Scenarios
Answering member questions with detailed responses
A member asks how to get started with your community's main resource. Instead of typing a multi-paragraph response, hold your hotkey and explain it like you're talking to a friend: 'Great question! Start with the pinned getting started guide in the resources channel. Once you've gone through that, introduce yourself in the introductions channel and tell us what you're working on. The community loves helping newcomers, so don't be shy about asking questions.' Detailed, warm, and done in 15 seconds instead of 2 minutes of typing.
Writing event announcements with energy
Your monthly AMA is coming up and needs promotion. Hold the button and let your excitement come through: 'This Friday is going to be incredible. We have Sarah joining us for our monthly AMA and she's going to share exactly how she grew her community from 100 to 10,000 members in six months. Bring your toughest questions. See you at 3pm Eastern in the events channel.' Your enthusiasm translates directly into text. No energy lost in typing.
Welcoming new members personally
A new member just joined and you saw they're interested in content creation. Hold your hotkey: 'Welcome to the community, Marcus! Saw you're into content creation — you're going to love it here. Check out the content creators channel where people share their latest work and get feedback. Also, our weekly content critique sessions on Thursdays are gold. Let me know if you have any questions getting started.' Personalized welcome in 10 seconds. New member feels seen.
Drafting weekly community roundups
Time for your weekly highlights post. Instead of typing out every achievement, hold and speak: 'What a week! We hit 5,000 members, Sarah launched her first course, and the book club finished their third book together. Shoutout to everyone who helped in the help channel — you answered over 200 questions this week. Next week we're focusing on goal setting, so start thinking about what you want to accomplish.' Weekly content done in 30 seconds.
Moderating discussions with thoughtful responses
A conversation is getting heated and needs gentle moderation. Hold your hotkey and speak calmly: 'I hear both sides here and this is clearly a topic people care about. Let's keep the conversation respectful and focus on sharing perspectives rather than convincing each other. Everyone's experience is valid. If this is getting too intense, it's okay to step away and come back later.' Thoughtful moderation without the time pressure of typing while tensions rise.
Creating FAQ content from repeated questions
You've answered the same question ten times this week. Time to make it an FAQ. Hold the button and dictate: 'How do I access the member resources? All resources are in the resources channel, pinned at the top. You'll find templates, guides, and recordings of past events. If something specific is missing, drop a request in the suggestions channel and we'll add it.' FAQ entry created from your natural explanation. No more retyping.
Responding to DMs during live events
You're hosting a live event but DMs are flooding in with questions. Between speaking to the group, hold your hotkey and quickly respond: 'Thanks for joining! The replay will be posted in the events channel within 24 hours. Feel free to ask your question in the live chat and I'll get to it.' Fast DM responses without missing a beat in your live session.
Why community managers choose Blurt over built-in dictation
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Click microphone icon or double-tap keyboard |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay before transcription |
| Accuracy | Handles community terms and names well | Struggles with Discord, usernames, and slang |
| Reliability | Works consistently across all apps | Often fails in Discord and Slack |
| Workflow | Hold and talk, release and done | Start, talk, wait, click to stop |
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