You can speed up the speech rate by first pressing control option command left 
arrow to switch to the rate setting then use the up and arrow keys with the 
control option command keys held down to adjust the rate.
On Mar 4, 2014, at 9:45 AM, nolimitsforl...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am new to this group. I have a print disability, dyslexia, and I utilize 
> text-to-speech to read. Recently, I have been turning the speech rate to the 
> highest setting and I would like it to be even faster. I have found it not 
> common for someone with dyslexia to request really high speech rates, but I 
> have read people using voiceover may user faster speech rates. Does anyone 
> know of a way to increase the text-to-speech rate without needing to use 
> voiceover? I do not need a screen reader, but I do need text to be spoken. I 
> didn't read much (just enough to get by) until I got a Mac with the 
> text-to-speech built. I love this future, but just wish the speech rate would 
> go faster as I have a lot of school work I need to read. Any suggestions?
> 
> Thank you,
> Sarah
> 
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