Text to Speech

function Say-Text {
    param ([Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [string] $Text)
    [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Speech') | Out-Null
    $object = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
    $object.Speak($Text)
}

Say-Text "Hello World"