Speak Aloud
Read text aloud with support for SAPI4 or SAPI5 compliant voices. Convert text to audio on the fly. i. e. text to wav, text to mp3, text to wma, text to ogg, text to vox, text to au and text to aiff format Convert without temporary files generated, save your hard disk. ... You can drag text files to batch convert or speak at will Support command line. ... You can batch convert a file list from command line now! ... Now you can add streaming voice to web site easily Support reading highlight text on the screen with hot key.
http://www.qwerks.com/download/7902/SpeakAloudSetup.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Free Natural Text to Speech Reader
This is a free and fully functional text-to-speech software with Microsoft Voices. NaturalReader software is a professional text to speech program that converts any text into spoken words. It lets you listen to text instead of reading on screen! Just one click, you can have your computer speak... As long as the software is running, just press Control plus F9, and you can have the computer speak any selected text on the computer screen. ... The software also allows you to convert text into an MP3 or WAV audio file, so you can listen later or burn it into a CD.
http://www.naturalreaders.com/standardsetup.exe - 12Mb - Download - Screenshot

Aurora Suite
Affordable, Effective Assistance for Communication, Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia. Read: If you want to read a book or magazine you've scanned, email from friends, web pages, or documents in your word processor, Aurora Echo can help. Just highlight what you want to read, push a button, and... Speak frequently used phrases like "yes" or "thank you" with a single key. ... As you write, your words and sentences can be read back aloud so you can be sure that what you wrote is what you meant to.
http://www.aurora-systems.com/2005/files/aurorasuite2005.0003.exe - 16Mb - Download - Screenshot

learn forieng language
"The scattered sentence" is an entertainment software to train your skills to speak in a foreign language. How can I get skill to speak in a foreign language? Training of your skill to speak occurs automatically if you speak aloud all words with which you play to this game. ... You speak these words aloud and simultaneously move them. ... You move words from a game field and make a sentence. ... Your idea works in parallel with muscles. ... Your thinking in foreign language is created automatically.
http://www.ababasoft.com/learning/gromiko01.zip - 26Kb - Download - Screenshot

SpeechZilla
Text To Speech software for Microsoft Word. Looking for someone to read documents to you? SpeechZilla (plus AT&T Natural Voices) makes this as easy to play a music sound. Sit back, relax your eyes. Let SpeechZilla read aloud those boring reports, papers, writings and any documents to you with... Key Features: [a] 1 click to play back the whole document or selected text , and go speak text from cursor position on the screen immediately. ... [b] Real time highlighting the word to makes you to be informed of where the speaking goes to.
http://www.speechzilla.com/xdown/speechzilla10217.exe - 5Mb - Download - Screenshot

CoolSpeech
CoolSpeech is the text-to-speech player for Windows! It empowers you to experience the wonderful text-to-speech technologies in many ways: 1) Listen to online news from any URL you specified! 2) Read your text/rich-text files and HTML files aloud! 3) Convert your text into spoken WAV files easily! ... 7) Schedule files, URLs and emails to be read aloud! ... 10) Many more funny and useful features! ... 8) Tell the time and the date in different styles! ... 9) Support almost all computer voices nowadays!
http://www.qwerks.com/download/4310/cssetup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

Verbot 4
A Verbot (Verbally Enhanced Software Robot) can be your personal assistant, your teacher, and friend. Created by Conversive, the Verbot is based on more than 10 years of AI experience and development. Verbots combine natural language, artificial intelligence, and real-time animation with voice... Verbots can run programs, read aloud to you, launch Web sites, and speak other languages. ... com and download KnowledgeBases that are being scripted for this new online community. ... Go to Verbots. ... Verbots can do a lot more than talk.
http://www.verbots.com/downloads/verbot4/Verbot4.zip - 5Mb - Download - Screenshot

Key2Speak
One of the best writing tips you could ever receive is to have text read aloud to you. Hearing the written word is often more revealing than reading it on a computer screen. This program is a handy companion for whenever you're writing on the computer. ... The settings dialog allows you to configure the inputs that make your keyboard speak. ... For example, you can have it read text after periods, commas or question marks are typed. ... By adjusting the program to your liking, it shouldn't interfere with your writing.
http://www.madoogali.com/Key2Speak/K2S_SetupUS.exe - 5Mb - Download - Screenshot

Voice Insert ActiveX SDK
Use Voice Insert API to Insert Speech To Text in any Windows Application. Recognizes Full 60000 Word English/Chinese Dictation. Features Limited Dictation, Voice Commands and Passwords Enables Point'n Speak with Read Aloud Target Support. XML Scripting Input for Limited Domain Grammar. ... Packed with VB6. ... 0 Getting Started Tutorials. ... 1 50 + Input/Output Audio Formats. ... MTS/COM+ Transaction Support for Windows NT/2000/Advanced Server for Subsequent Wave To Text operation. ... Compact Instruction Set With Deriving the Full Power of SAPI 5.
http://www.ipchip.com/downloads/voins01.zip - 16Mb - Download - Screenshot

E-mail Talker
New version of popular email notification software for Hotmail, POP3 accounts. Your favorite speaking animated character reads aloud incoming emails. Features antispam filtering, simultaneous account checking. Lets you listen to your emails, web pages, documents, help files or anything else you... Select your favorite character! ... E-mail Talker Online Manual (HTML help) contains Character Gallery with 30 characters.
http://www.scosoft.com/EmailTalker40.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot