in a voice actuated computer system voice command from an end user relevant to or promoted from a discrete location on a display screen are analyzed by the system . in response , a confirmation area is displayed on the screen at a location functionally related to the analyzed contents and context of the voice input or the screen location the utterance was prompted from . within the confirmation area the computer interpretation of the utterance is displayed persisting and dissolving at selectively adjustable rates and times . display of the recognized utterance is thereby placed in a confirmation area at variable locations where the user &# 39 ; s focus is likely to be . distractions are avoided associated with a fixed location confirmation area which obscures other content on the display screen and / or destroys end - user focus by requiring the eyes to shift from a location of current interest on the display screen to a different location wherein the confirmation is displayed . persistence and dissolution time of the confirmation area and associated analyzed voice command displayed therein may vary automatically as a function of the degree of confidence of the voice recognition system that the command was accurately analyzed , and correctly recognized commands are automatically executed after display in the confirmation window .