What is Reading Styles?
Reading Styles is a feature for Pro Voices that lets you control the delivery, tone, emotion, and even accent of the voice. You can choose from preset styles or create your own using a custom prompt.
Make your Pro Voice sound more natural, expressive, or suited to your content by customizing its delivery.
How to Use Reading Styles
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Click or tap the voice icon to open Voice Settings.
Go to the Pro Voices tab.
Select Multilingual (Auto-detect) from the language drop-down menu and choose a voice
Select Customize Reading Style
Select a Reading Style from the presets, like Conversational, Audiobook, Dramatic, etc, one of your own custom styles, or create a new Reading Style
To change the Reading Style, select You Are Using Reading Style: [current style] from the same menu to choose a different style
Creating Reading Styles
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Click or tap the voice icon to open Voice Settings.
Go to the Pro Voices tab.
Select Multilingual (Auto-detect) from the language drop-down menu and choose a voice
Select Customize Reading Style or You Are Using Reading Style: [current style]
Select Add New Style
Complete the prompt "Read aloud this text in..." by describing how the voice should read (see examples below)
Select Preview Audio to hear a sample passage using your style.
Give your style a name.
Select OK to save your new style
Prompt Examples
Here are some example prompts that complete the phrase Read aloud this text in...
a calm and reassuring tone with a Scottish accent
a gentle and warm tone for narrating a children's story
a slow and expressive delivery suitable for beginner language learners
an expressive tone with an Irish accent
a flat, monotone style like a deadpan nature documentary
a slow and warm storytelling style with a Southern American accent
a bright and casual tone like a podcast host
a soft and thoughtful voice with a reflective mood
a casual and friendly tone with a Mancunian accent
a cheerful and animated tone for a cartoon character
a casual, chatty tone like a podcast about everyday life
hushed, slow-paced voice with tension for a mystery or thriller
a soft, thoughtful delivery with a reflective, almost meditative mood
a cheerful and exaggerated style like an animated cartoon character
a dramatic, intense, and cinematic style for fantasy narration
a suspenseful and quiet tone for a horror story
a cheerful and conversational tone with a heavy Canadian accent
a whispery, soothing voice for ASMR or calming meditations
You can use full sentences or short descriptive phrases. Try experimenting with tone, pacing, personality, and regional accents.
Get creative! If the result is not what you expect, try rephrasing. Reading Styles are a fun way to personalize your listening experience, but results may vary depending on the prompt.
Editing or Deleting Custom Reading Styles
To edit a custom Reading Style:
Click or tap the voice icon to open Voice Settings.
Go to the Pro Voices tab.
Select Customize Reading Style or You Are Using Reading Style: [current style]
Scroll to the Reading Style you want to edit.
Hover over the Reading Style and click the Edit icon (pencil).
Modify the prompt and/or name as needed.
Click Update Style to save your changes.
To delete a custom Reading Style:
Click or tap the voice icon to open Voice Settings.
Go to the Pro Voices tab.
Select Customize Reading Style or You Are Using Reading Style: [Current Style].
Scroll to the Reading Style you want to delete.
Hover over the Reading Style and click the Delete icon (trash can).
Notes
Reading Styles only work with Pro Voices.
Remember to use the Multilingual (Auto-detect) list when selecting a Pro Voice while using Reading Styles
Custom styles are saved to your account and can be reused across documents.
Prompts support freeform natural language. Describe the tone, emotion, or style you want.
Some voices may respond better to certain prompts than others.
Responsible Use Reminder
Reading Styles is a powerful tool. Avoid using it to imitate real individuals or create misleading content. If you are using AI voices in a school, academic, or workplace setting, be sure to follow any relevant guidelines.