![]() ![]() That's why we need to take time to understand the material-to understand the emotional as well as logical content of each paragraph, each sentence and each word. Or if the text-to-speech is really good, you're spending more brain energy wondering what's wrong with the communication.įor those of us who make our living as narrators, the biggest challenge is "meaning what what we say". You take in the sounds, then re-interpret them as something similar to written text, then add appropriate "missing" content. That's why people report being exhausted after listening to more than a few minutes of text-to-speech. ![]() Or if your boss is "hiding" his or her meaning in the statement, you know you have an even bigger problem. You dash in, and your boss says "Good morning." With those two words, you know exactly where you stand- there can be pages and pages of "information" there.Along with some clues as to how you should respond. I use the example of coming in late for work. All of us are programmed to search for additional clues from the person speaking - Is this person being honest? Do they truly understand what they are talking about? What is their opinion of us, the listeners? What is their current emotional state? The list goes on and on. When you listen to a person talking, you're not just hearing words. Those missing things are understanding and emotion. ![]() something really important, missing, actually a couple of things missing when text-to-speech is used for communication. Though, as I'm sure you've observed, even though good text-to-speech is, at first, almost indistinguishable from a "real" human being, there's always something. I fact there are many applications where text-to-speech is the best way to go. However, I'm happy to admit (well, not HAPPY, actually, but "willing") that there are some very good text-to-speech applications out there. (You can probably guess my attitude towards text-to-speech.) First the disclaimer - I'm a professional voice talent. ![]()
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