Test that your script is working correctly, by pressing ‘Run.’.Say -v Daniel “Welcome back to your Mac!” Finally, type your greeting, which should give you a command that looks something like:.Next, specify the voice that you want to use, for example Say -v Daniel.Instruct Automator to speak the following text, by entering “Say -v” into the ‘Run Shell Script’ section.In the left-hand menu, select ‘Library > Utilities,’ and drag the ‘Run Shell Script’ item into the main workflow pane.Launch Automator and select ‘Application’ when prompted.Once you’ve decided which voice you want to use:
If you’re not happy with the selection of voices, then you can download additional voices by clicking ‘Customize…’ and then browsing the subsequent list. To preview a voice, select it from this dropdown and then click ‘Play.’
In the upper-left corner, make sure the ‘Actions’ tab is selected.