beTALKATIVE is a tool for reading aloud any input text. beTALKATIVE is a software solution that helps people with missing or limited speech ability to communicate. beTALKATIVE is not aimed at young children or mentally handicapped people. It's aimed at mentally healthy and active adults or older children.

It provide you with a simple means of reading aloud predefined texts or variable texts with place holders for fast and efficient communication. Optimized for use with touchscreens and alternative input devices (eye gaze systems, head mice etc.)

beTALKATIVE is shipped with a minimal set of predefined texts. These are meant to provide a quick entry and to demonstrate the function and possibilities of beTALKATIVE.

1. Speech output of predefined texts
2. Speech output of varibale texts with place holders for fast and efficient communication
3. Optimized for use with touchscreens and alternative input devices (eye gaze systems, head mice etc.)
4. Supports SAPI4 and SAPI5 voices (not included)
5. Integrated virtual keyboard with intelligent word prediction (beTALKATIVE "deluxe" version only)

beTALKATIVE "standard" version runs in windowed mode and can be used with any keyboard (or onscreen keyboard) or mouse control.

beTALKATIVE "deluxe" version additionally supports a fullscreen mode with integrated virtual keyboard with intelligent word prediction. This virtual keyboard can only be used with beTALKATIVE.

beTALKATIVE Features:
1. User elements are optimized for usage with touchscreens or alternative mouse control devices, like eye gazing systems or head mice.
2. Predefined phrases can be spoken with one mouse click
3. Predefined phrases with place holders can be spoken with two mouse clicks and provide a very quick and conventient way to communicate.
4. Phrases with multiple place holders are possible and allow the usage of individual but still flexible and re-usable sentences
5. Speaking of arbitrary sentences is possible at all times, the integrated word prediction of this virtual keyboard beKEY", helps to achieve fast typing and therefore fast communcation speed (beTALKATIVE deluxe" only)
6. all spoken texts can me moved to existing categories easily for later re-use
7. beTALKATIVE standard" runs in windows mode and can be used together with any physical or virtual keyboard
8. beTALKATIVE deluxe" additionally supports a fullscreen mode with an integraded virtual keyboard beKEY" with word prediction

Requirements:
* SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 compatible voice (not included)
* Soundcard for speech output

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is EUR49.00, you can free download and get a free trial.