a method and apparatus useful to train speech recognition engines is provided . many of today &# 39 ; s speech recognition engines require training to particular individuals to accurately convert speech to text . the training requires the use of significant resources for certain applications . to alleviate the resources , a trainer is provided with the text transcription and the audio file . the trainer updates the text based on the audio file . the changes are provided to the speech recognition to train the recognition engine and update the user profile . in certain aspects , the training is reversible as it is possible to over train the system such that the trained system is actually less proficient .