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re.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="4474"><p>We hope this feature will be the start of many more compelling audio initiatives on Medium.</p></blockquote><p id="b0ee">I already have this feature and have used it on several occasions; it keeps me connected to Medium whilst on the go and helps me focus rather than scrolling through social media that provides me with very little.</p><p id="3638">With Medium, I can have access to great content that helps me improve on so many levels and keeps me connected to the people who matter.</p><div id="508b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/robert-an-interview-like-no-other-893cd0962d71"> <div> <div> <h2>Robert — An Interview Like No Other</h2> <div><h3>Stripping back the layers</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*IIwUtO6GH93X4CWrVDZbWA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7d9e">Once this feature is in place, you will notice a “listen” button at the top of the article; if you click on that button (and you have audio on your device), a computer-generated voice will read the article.</p><figure id="1656"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ZDT0fbh_L9ijljCfzE_f4Q.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="ae1b">You will see a control box in the bottom right-hand corner, just like the picture below.</p><figure id="b540"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*fcxxv9GT8vDgtEsCmaG46g.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="f6ea">The computer-generated voice will read the article to you; just like

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the sample picture below, the words will highlight in sequence to the voice.</p><figure id="35f3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*9J7_ZjJAeHupjphbRMqsyQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="9c9e">How exciting is this?</p><p id="2d73">It is now a go-to feature for me, and I love it, let me know your thoughts on this and if you have already used it successfully.</p><p id="b983">Please see the article below to find out more and the whole story.</p><div id="2fa3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://blog.medium.com/were-testing-audio-on-medium-8eff523c1123"> <div> <div> <h2>We’re testing audio on Medium</h2> <div><h3>What if you could enjoy the great writing on Medium while taking a walk, running errands, or doing dishes? This…</h3></div> <div><p>blog.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*-9gg0cPBhiZOMFG0jnTdvg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="b58d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@robertralph/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Robert Ralph</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com.</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*FxEvX-iD8kAr5CLK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

An Email From VP — Warren Shaeffer

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I have just started looking through the 127 emails that I have received today; looking down the list; I spotted one that caught my eye straight away; it was from “Medium Creators.”

As you can see above, the title was “You’ve received a bonus for listen time on Medium.”

Now, this grabbed my attention; excited beyond belief, I opened the email to find a short letter from Warren Shaeffer, which you can see below.

So what is this all about? Read on to find out more from Warren Shaeffer:

What if you could enjoy the great writing on Medium while taking a walk, running errands, or doing dishes? This question has driven us to start testing a new audio feature on the Medium website called text-to-speech.

The text-to-speech experiment is currently only available to a portion of Medium website readers, but our plan is to collect feedback and consider making it available to all readers in the future.

We hope this feature will be the start of many more compelling audio initiatives on Medium.

I already have this feature and have used it on several occasions; it keeps me connected to Medium whilst on the go and helps me focus rather than scrolling through social media that provides me with very little.

With Medium, I can have access to great content that helps me improve on so many levels and keeps me connected to the people who matter.

Once this feature is in place, you will notice a “listen” button at the top of the article; if you click on that button (and you have audio on your device), a computer-generated voice will read the article.

You will see a control box in the bottom right-hand corner, just like the picture below.

The computer-generated voice will read the article to you; just like the sample picture below, the words will highlight in sequence to the voice.

How exciting is this?

It is now a go-to feature for me, and I love it, let me know your thoughts on this and if you have already used it successfully.

Please see the article below to find out more and the whole story.

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