Q5420 How do I make my document speak faster using ACSS?

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In some cases, if you're in a rush, you might want your document to speak real fast. Just as with volume, there are different speech-rates:

You can specify any number, as the speaking rate in words per minute. This quantity varies somewhat by language, but is nevertheless widely supported by speech synthesizers.

You can also use:

x-slow: Same as 80 words per minute
slow: Same as 120 words per minute
medium: Same as 180 - 200 words per minute
fast: Same as 300 words per minute
x-fast: Same as 500 words per minute
faster: Adds 40 words per minute to the current speech rate
slower: Subtracts 40 words per minutes from the current speech rate

Try this:

H1 {
   voice-family: announcer, male
   speech-rate: medium
    }
P {
   voice-family: Juliet, female
   speech-rate: 250
    }

Juliet will then be talking a bit faster than the announcer.