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articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/cpp.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-[Reference documentation](/cpp/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (NuGet)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-cpp)
+[Reference documentation](/cpp/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (NuGet)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-cpp)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/environment-variables.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-Your application must be authenticated to access Azure AI services resources. For production, use a secure way of storing and accessing your credentials. For example, after you get a key for your Speech resource, write it to a new environment variable on the local machine that runs the application.
+You need to authenticate your application to access Azure AI services. For production, use a secure way to store and access your credentials. For example, after you get a key for your Speech resource, write it to a new environment variable on the local machine that runs the application.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > Don't include the key directly in your code, and never post it publicly. See [Azure AI services security](../../../security-features.md) for more authentication options such as [Azure Key Vault](../../../use-key-vault.md).
 
-To set the environment variable for your Speech resource key, open a console window, and follow the instructions for your operating system and development environment.
+To set the environment variables for your Speech resource key and region, open a console window, and follow the instructions for your operating system and development environment.
 
 - To set the `SPEECH_KEY` environment variable, replace *your-key* with one of the keys for your resource.
 - To set the `SPEECH_REGION` environment variable, replace *your-region* with one of the regions for your resource.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setx SPEECH_REGION your-region
 > [!NOTE]
 > If you only need to access the environment variables in the current console, you can set the environment variable with `set` instead of `setx`.
 
-After you add the environment variables, you might need to restart any programs that need to read the environment variable, including the console window. For example, if you're using Visual Studio as your editor, restart Visual Studio before you run the example.
+After you add the environment variables, you might need to restart any programs that need to read the environment variables, including the console window. For example, if you're using Visual Studio as your editor, restart Visual Studio before you run the example.
 
 #### [Linux](#tab/linux)
 

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/go.md

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-[Reference documentation](https://aka.ms/csspeech/goref) | [Package (Go)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-go) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-go/tree/master/samples/)
+[Reference documentation](https://aka.ms/csspeech/goref) | [Package (Go)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-go) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-go/tree/master/samples/)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/java.md

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-[Reference documentation](/java/api/com.microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-java)
+[Reference documentation](/java/api/com.microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-java)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/javascript.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-[Reference documentation](/javascript/api/microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk/) | [Package (npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-javascript) | [Library source code](https://github.com/Microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-js)
+[Reference documentation](/javascript/api/microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk/) | [Package (npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-javascript) | [Library source code](https://github.com/Microsoft/cognitive-services-speech-sdk-js)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/objectivec.md

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-[Reference documentation](/objectivec/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (Download)](https://aka.ms/csspeech/macosbinary) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-objective-c)
+[Reference documentation](/objectivec/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (download)](https://aka.ms/csspeech/macosbinary) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-objective-c)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/python.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-[Reference documentation](/python/api/azure-cognitiveservices-speech/) | [Package (PyPi)](https://pypi.org/project/azure-cognitiveservices-speech/) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-python)
+[Reference documentation](/python/api/azure-cognitiveservices-speech/) | [Package (PyPi)](https://pypi.org/project/azure-cognitiveservices-speech/) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-python)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/rest.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-[Speech to text REST API reference](../../rest-speech-to-text.md) | [Speech to text REST API for short audio reference](../../rest-speech-to-text-short.md) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/cognitive-services-speech-sdk)
+[Speech to text REST API reference](../../rest-speech-to-text.md) | [Speech to text REST API for short audio reference](../../rest-speech-to-text-short.md) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/cognitive-services-speech-sdk)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/swift.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-[Reference documentation](/objectivec/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (Download)](https://aka.ms/csspeech/macosbinary) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-objective-c)
+[Reference documentation](/objectivec/cognitive-services/speech/) | [Package (download)](https://aka.ms/csspeech/macosbinary) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-objective-c)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/intro.md

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 ms.author: eur
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-Learn how to use Azure AI Speech to run an application for text-to-speech synthesis. You can change the voice, enter text to be converted, and listen to the output on your computer's speaker.
+With Azure AI Speech, you can run an application that synthesizes a human-like voice to read text. You can change the voice, enter text to be spoken, and listen to the output on your computer's speaker.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > You can try text to speech in the [Speech Studio Voice Gallery](https://aka.ms/speechstudio/voicegallery) without signing up or writing any code.