Text-to-speech issues explained

Aculab's head of speech technology Phil Cambridge will address key issues surrounding text-to-speech (TTS) on Thursday 31st October at SpeechTek 2002.

Aculab's head of speech technology Phil Cambridge will address key issues surrounding text-to-speech (TTS) on Thursday 31st October at SpeechTek 2002.

In a speech entitled "TTS - listen again", Cambridge will focus on some of the most important criteria that voice and telephony developers and system integrators should consider when evaluating TTS technology.

Cambridge will look at the future of TTS, and discuss how advances in the technology, such as improvements in natural intonation and semantic interpretation, consistency, 'flow' of speech and even the ability to pronounce difficult words - will accelerate its take up.

As well as discussing the varying needs of different application areas, Cambridge will look at the factors underlying acceptance of TTS, such as accurate pronunciation, appropriate intonation and the complete absence of gross errors.

He will also demonstrate examples of TTS technology and explain why the high profile natural TTS voices are not always necessarily the best option.

He will also highlight ways in which developers can use TTS technology to generate income.

Finally, Cambridge will describe how TTS is already being used in a wide variety of applications, from voice dialling to automated telephone betting and telephone banking, all providing income and other benefits to the organisations involved.

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