Add tone to the speech text

Last updated on Oct 28, 2025

Learn how to enhance generated speech by adding emotion and expression to selected parts of the uploaded text.

Try it in the app
Add tone to the speech text in a few simple steps.

When using Generate Speech (beta), you can specify the tone of selected words or phrases and make sure that the generated speech reflects the intended emotion and style. This makes the generated speech contextually appropriate and engaging.

Before you begin:

Enter speech text or upload a text file, then customize the voice, accent, and other settings.

Highlight the text in the text editor and select the Add Tone icon.

The Text panel has the word 'unforgettable' highlighted and the Tone icon is selected.
Add a tone to the text to enhance its impact, such as excitement to energize the reader or drama to heighten the engagement.

From the panel that appears, you can select from the following categories.

  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Negative
  • Expressive
In the Text panel, a piece of text is highlighted and a dramatic tone is applied. The Tone panel lists categories such as Neutral, Positive, Negative, and Expressive.
The Tone option provides quick access to Neutral, Positive, Negative, and Expressive styles, enabling tonal refinement for speech generation.

When you specify a tone for the text, it gets underlined and is preceded by a colored label indicating the selected tone.

  • Grey for neutral tone
  • Green for positive tone
  • Red for negative tone
  • Blue for expressive tone
The Text panel displays multiple tone labels in distinct colors, making it easy to identify and adjust tonal cues at a glance.
The Text panel displays multiple tone labels in distinct colors, making it easy to identify and adjust them.

To edit the applied tone, select the tone label and choose a different one from the available options.

Select Generate.

Preview the generated speech and select Download to save it in MP3 or WAV format.

The generated speech is available for review, with options to play or scrub through it.
Review the generated speech by playing or scrubbing through it before downloading.