You can change that using a PromptBuilder. Here is a sample....however, be aware that XP, for example...only has one voice on my machine, which is
MS Sam, a male voice. (So, I can ask for a female voice, but...I will not get one.)
Dim speak As New SpeechSynthesizer
Dim prompt As New PromptBuilder()
Dim pstyle As New PromptStyle(PromptEmphasis.Strong)
prompt.StartVoice(VoiceGender.Female, VoiceAge.Child)
prompt.AppendText("This is a test.")
prompt.StartStyle(pstyle)
prompt.AppendText("This is emphasized.")
prompt.EndStyle()
prompt.AppendText("This is not emphasized.")
prompt.EndVoice()
Try
speak.Speak(prompt)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Exception in TestIt." & vbCrLf & _
ex.Message & vbCrLf & ex.StackTrace, _
Application.ProductName, _
MessageBoxButtons.OK, _
MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation)
End Try
