TapNoiseTry Dictation for the rough pass and the keyboard for precise editing. The useful division is between getting ideas onto the page and checking the exact text, rather than expecting either input method to do everything.
Prepare a harmless trial
Open a supporting document app and confirm Dictation’s language, shortcut and microphone. Speak one short paragraph about a non-sensitive topic before using the setup for important work.
Read the result immediately. Names, punctuation and words that sound alike need attention even when the paragraph looks fluent. Check Dictation’s privacy and processing information for your Mac and language.
Edit deliberately
Stop listening when you switch to keyboard revision if that makes the workflow clearer. Use visible selections, Undo and the app’s spelling tools to correct the passage.
For code, identifiers and commands, a keyboard or specialised editor may be more predictable than a spoken draft. Do not paste unreviewed dictated commands into Terminal.
Keep feedback in context
TapNoise can pause its sounds while Dictation uses the microphone. That is expected under Quiet during calls and does not mean the keyboard connection failed.
Use a timer or natural checkpoint to review the whole passage before continuing. See Dictation versus typing for setup choices and text selection for controlled editing.
Sources: Apple’s Dictation guide, TapNoise quiet mode.