Hello All,
This is a re-post of an anouncement that I received from APCUG
Ralph Sutter
APCUG
Wednesday Workshop
February 11, 2026
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Fun with Fonts
Chris Taylor, President
Ottawa PCUG
Text to Speech for Everyone
John Krout, Member, Author, and Presenter
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Register here
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After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration.
On February 10, 2026, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Fun with Fonts ? the art and science of typography
Dive into the fascinating world of typography with Chris. He will demystify typography terminology and explore its rich history. Learn what makes a typeface readable or distracting, how to effectively combine multiple typefaces, and the emotions different fonts can evoke.
Whether your next project is a greeting card, poster, newsletter, business card, logo, or any other design that incorporates text, Chris can help you avoid common typographic pitfalls. Practical tips on choosing the right typeface and creating visually appealing and readable text will be shared. Whether you're a design novice or a seasoned pro, this presentation will enhance your appreciation and understanding of typography's powerful impact.
Text to Speech for Everyone
Text-To-Speech (TTS) is a method by which your digital device, given text, can read it aloud. TTS was introduced for Windows and Macintosh many years before generative AI. TTS is even available now on Android tablets, iPhones, and iPads.
TTS has long been valuable to the blind, sight-impaired, and dyslexic communities. TTS can also be useful for creating spoken ringtones, text tones, and even alarm tones. With these spoken tones, you don't even need to pull out or unlock your phone to know who called or texted, or the purpose of an alarm. If you are not entirely comfortable about speaking while delivering a presentation, then you can use TTS to attach a recorded narration to each slide of your presentation.
John?s presentation will show you how to choose voices and use TTS on those platforms. You can download a convenient zero-cost Windows TTS Visual Basic Script application to record any TTS you wish in an audio file that can become any of those tones or slide narrations. The zero-cost TTS apps for Android and Apple portables also record spoken text in audio files.
