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What Is Text-to-Speech (TTS)?

Text-to-speech (TTS) is a form of technology that uses artificial intelligence to enable computers to read digital text out loud, mimicking the sound of a human voice. TTS uses natural language processing (NLP) to make it sound more fluent and human-like. TTS is part of conversational AI in the contact center.  

 

How Call Centers Use Text-to-Speech 

Call and Contact centers may use TTS to facilitate self-service to customers in the following ways:  

  • As the “voice” in interactive voice response recorded messages 

  • For multi-language translation 

  • For post-call surveys and outbound auto dialer calls 

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