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# DeviceSpeech

Namespace: **Wisej.Hybrid**

Assembly: **Wisej.Hybrid** (3.5.0.0)

Provides methods for interacting with the device's speech module, allowing text-to-speech functionality.

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```csharp
public class DeviceSpeech
```

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```visual-basic
Public Class DeviceSpeech
```

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{% endtabs %}

Access this class through the [Device](/hybrid/start/api/general/wisej.hybrid.device.md) singleton.

## Constructors

### ![](/files/CCV9PPenlC1YZvNh1I6R)DeviceSpeech()

Initializes a new instance of [DeviceSpeech](/hybrid/start/api/speech/wisej.hybrid.devicespeech.md).

## Methods

### ![](/files/CCV9PPenlC1YZvNh1I6R)Speak(text, options)

Speaks the provided text on the client device using text-to-speech.

| Parameter                                    | Type                                                                                  | Description                                             |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **text**                                     | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)                         | The text to be spoken.                                  |
| **options** ![](/files/hKoZkt511VItWvI9RDIT) | [SpeechOptions](/hybrid/start/api/speech/wisej.hybrid.shared.speech.speechoptions.md) | Optional speech options to customize the speech output. |


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