17. The method of claim 12 wherein at least one command in the speech information request directs the speech recognition and/or transcription engine to load a specific vocabulary to constrain recognition.
12. A method of providing transcribed speech, including spoken text, embedded and spoken commands among users, the method comprising: (a) generating a speech information request wherein the speech information request is comprised of spoken text and commands, including spoken commands obtained using a first user legacy protocols; (b) routing the speech information request through a user application service adapter capable of bi-directional communication with a system transaction manager using a uniform system protocol, wherein the system transaction manager comprises at least one post processing manager; (c) flagging information requests requiring post processing; (d) generating a response to the speech information request using at least one speech recognition and/or transcription engine, the response comprised of a transcription of spoken text and spoken commands; (e) routing the requested response to a the post processing manager, wherein the post processing manager is configured to receive the transcription from a speech recognition and/or transcription engine; (f) operating upon the transcribed speech, including spoken commands in accordance with the speech information request; (g) routing the requested response to a post processing application, if designated in the speech information request; (h) generating a post processed response wherein the response is comprised of transcribed spoken text and content in accordance with the request, including transcribed spoken commands; and, (i) routing the post processed response to a user having a second legacy protocol through a user application service adapter capable of bi-directional communication with a system transaction manager.