# Check if the System.Speech assembly is available
try {
    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
} catch {
    Write-Error "Windows Text-to-Speech (SAPI5) is not installed or not available. Please ensure you have Windows 10/11 with the latest updates."
    exit 1
}

# Get user input
$text = Read-Host "Enter text to speak:"

# Create a SpeechSynthesizer instance
$synth = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer

try {
    # Speak the text
    $synth.Speak($text)
    Write-Host "Text spoken successfully."
} catch {
    Write-Error "Error speaking text: $_"
}