2. We’ll be discussing about :
•How Synthetic Speech is
used?
•TTS
•What are the Benefits of
Synthetic Speech?
•What are the disadvantages
of Synthetic Speech?
•Implementation
•New Focus
•Conclusion
3. What is Synthetic Speech??
Computerized voices generated
after typing/reading meaningful text
in/from a device.
Artificial human speech
The synthesizer is able to produce
an unlimited vocabulary, and can
therefore read aloud any text input.
This is known as text-to-speech
synthesis, better known as TTS.
Helping students with learning
disabilities , gaining educational
success.
4. How is synthetic speech used by blind / partially sighted people ?
Using it in real life…
5. We all know this man…
PROF. STEPHAN HAWKING
When he talks , people listen !!
•One letter at a time using a
twitch of his cheek to stop a
cursor as it moves across an on-
screen keyboard.
•After he painstakingly crafts his
sentences one word at a time, a
computer attached to his
wheelchair reads them out in
the distinctive metallic voice for
which he is Well Known.
6. •It is almost impossible
(and luckily useless)
to record and store all the words
of the language.
It is thus more suitable to define
Text-To-Speech as the
automatic production of speech.
•An intelligent
text-to-speech program
allows people with
visual impairments or
reading disabilities
to listen to written works
on a home computer.
18. OUR NEW FOCUS …
CREATING A PERSONALIZED SYNTHETIC VOICE !!!
19. CONCLUSION :
•Computer-generated voices do not have the warmth and richness of a human voice.
&
•the range of talents found in a skilled narrator.
BUT
MORE OPTIONS ARE THE WORTH EXPLORING !!!
•Accessibility to visually impaired persons
•Sometimes online courses are left as text only
•Effective as the voice of an avatar or guide
Some of the TTS synthesizers have been briefly mentioned in my report.
