Speechify Explained

Speechify
Trading Name:Speechify Inc.
Industry:Technology, education
Founder:Cliff Weitzman
Services:Productivity software, dyslexia and accessibility software

Speechify is a mobile, chrome extension and desktop app that reads text aloud using a computer-generated text to speech voice.[1] [2] [3]

The app also uses optical character recognition technology to turn physical books or printed text into audio which can be played in your own voice or in that of a celebrity.[4] [5] [6] The app lets users take photos of text and then listen to it read out loud.[7]

Speechify was founded by Cliff Weitzman, a dyslexic college student at Brown University[8] [9] who built the first version of the tool himself to help him keep up with his class readings. Research has indicated that dyslexic students who utilized Speechify had better reading comprehension outcomes than students who only used traditional means.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 36 under 36 -- Social Entrepreneurship. Empowering Others with the Power of Speech.. Ross. Tova. June 6, 2018. Jewish Week.
  2. Web site: Cliff Weitzman. Forbes. en. 2019-08-30.
  3. Web site: East Side Monthly June 2017. Issuu. June 2017 . en. 2019-08-30.
  4. Web site: This AI Startup Wants You to Read Audiobooks to Yourself . 2024-12-04 . CNET . en.
  5. Web site: This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers). Boitnott. John. 2017-08-29. Inc.com. 2019-08-30.
  6. Web site: Smith . Ryan . 2022-11-22 . Speechify Free VS Premium - Which One is Best? . 2022-12-03 . ISP Bird . en-US.
  7. Web site: How One Founder Turned His Dyslexia Into a App That Helps People With the Disability Learn Faster. Boitnott. John. 30 August 2017. Inc. Southeast Asia. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  8. Web site: Barton. ByMerrilee. Cliff Weitzman. 2020-05-06. Forbes. en.
  9. Web site: Stabile. Lori. 2017-02-15. Five Questions With: Cliff Weitzman. 2019-08-30. Providence Business News. en-US.
  10. Book: Educational Broadcasting in Nigeria in the Age of Artificial Intelligence . 2024 . Springer Nature Switzerland . 978-3-031-68529-3 . Akpan . Unwana Samuel . 1st ed. 2024 . Cham . 234.

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