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April 8, 2025: Text to Speech and Speech to Text on the Mac

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. — so that we may start on time, please arrive at least 5 minutes before the meeting begins.

The text 'Text to Speech' in a script font appears above and is connected to a continuous line drawing of lips. The lips end with a line connected to the text below of 'and Speech to Text on the Mac.' - Illustration by Michael Blank

Having your computer process speech into text and turn text into speech can help in many ways.

Speech to text is useful for:

  • researching or searching through content
  • identifing who is speaking during a recorded event
  • reading what was said when listening to the audio when it’s too slow, or in places where listening to audio isn’t possible
  • typing lengthy passages when you have a hard time typing quickly
  • accessibility

On the other hand, text to speech is helpful with:

  • turning text into mini audiobooks so you may listen on the go
  • teaching and training
  • documentation
  • accessibility

Join us when PMUG president Aric Pedersen will talk on using the Mac’s built-in speech to text and text to speech capabilities, and show on-device AI to convert speech to text with MacWhisper.

 
The meeting will be held online through Zoom — members should check their e-mail for instructions on how to connect and attend. We hope you can join us. A limited number of non-member audience “seats” at our Zoom meeting are also available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you wish to attend, please e-mail pres @ pmug-nj.org, and include your full name to receive an invitation with connection information.

About the Presenter
Aric Pedersen has worked for many years in the technology sector. He has used Macs primarily since 1990. Aric can often be found answering questions on the PMUG help list while he waits for the world to return to something like normalcy. He currently lives in New Jersey.

 

The Monthly Meeting

Our meeting will be held online through Zoom. Members will be e-mailed the connection information the week before the meeting takes place. A general question-and-answer session will also be held after the main presentation.

 

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