What is Text-to-Speech?

Roland_Ian — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:16:23 GMT

Text to speech (TTS) is a service that enables you to convert written text into natural-sounding audio in a variety of languages and voices. Sinch TTS supports Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML).

Benefits of Text to Speech

Delivering messages using text-to-speech enables you to send important messages to customers without depending on SMS. With audio automatically generated from typed text alongside multi-language support, you can reach more people with minimal effort.

Text to speech is ideal for a variety of applications and environments:

Dynamic Voice Interactive Response - allow menus and voice-based responses on the fly, according to call specific factors, such as time, language, etc.
Emergency Notifications – reach users with time sensitive alerts and emergency notifications
Personalization – reach users with visual impairment or varying literacy levels for an improved UX
Global Communication – support for 25+ languages with the inclusion of select regional dialects.

Visit the Sinch Voice Calling product page to learn more.

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What is Text-to-Speech?