PowerShell Finds Its Voice: Talking Scripts Are Now a Thing

Normally, PowerShell just does what it’s told—quiet, obedient, and cold as ice. But what if I told you that with just a few lines of code, it could talk back?

Enter the world of PowerShell with a voice—and no, this isn’t some AI uprising or a fancy plugin. We’re talking about raw, built-in Windows magic using the SAPI.SpVoice COM object. Yup, your script can now speak out loud like it’s trying to become the next Jarvis.

The Talking Script

Let’s cut to the chase. Here’s the code that’ll make your script speak:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
$voice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SpVoice
$voice.Speak("Hey Wayne! This is your PowerShell script talking. Pretty cool, huh?")

No extra installs. No third-party nonsense. Just run it, and your machine goes full-on narrator mode.

Why Make PowerShell Talk?

Beyond impressing your team or confusing your dog, there are some legit uses for this:

• Script Completion Alerts – Perfect when you’re running long scans or deployments.
• Accessibility Boost – Make your tools more friendly for visually impaired users.
• Debug With Drama – Let your script call you out: “Oops! You broke it again, Wayne.”
• Fun Security Alerts – Set up a voice warning: “Unauthorized login attempt detected!”

Tweak the Tone

Wanna make your script sound more human—or more hilarious? Here are some customizations:

$voice.Rate = 2 # Speed: from -10 (slow) to 10 (fast)
$voice.Volume = 80 # Volume: 0 to 100
$voice.Voice = $voice.GetVoices().Item(0) # Choose a different voice, if available

Now you can make your terminal whisper secrets or yell like a drill sergeant. Your choice.