# Speech method 1 - Single phrase Add-Type -AssemblyName System.speech $speechObject = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer $speechObject.Speak('Hello, my name is Eddie!') exit # Speech method 2 - An array of messages Add-Type -AssemblyName System.speech $speechObject = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer $strMessage = @("Hello, this is your computer talking.", "I am the ghost in the machine", "I'm sorry, I can't let you do that $env:USERNAME") | Get-Random $speechObject.Speak($strMessage) exit # Speech method 3 - Speech from a file Add-Type -AssemblyName System.speech $speechObject = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer $speechFile = "C:\Speech.csv" $strMessage = (Get-Content $speechFile) | Get-Random $speechObject.Speak($strMessage)