Proofing Articles Just Got Easier

Using text-to-speech to proof your article text

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article explaining how to use the Medium text-to-speech function to pace your reading of articles written by others.

Using Text-to-speech to Pace Your Reading

In the article, I listed some pros and cons of the new function. One of the cons I listed was:

Text-to-speech is not supported in the article editor, which too bad because it would be an excellent tool for detecting clumsy passages, spelling problems, etc. prior to publication.

I am very happy to report that Alex Benzer, director of audio at Medium got back to me with a workaround that makes it possible for us to listen to our stories before publishing them.

1. In your editor, click the ellipsis button (the three dots in the top right corner) and choose “Share draft link.”
2. Copy the link that appears.
3. Paste the link into your browser.
4. On the article screen that appears, click “Listen” to start a reading of your story.

Alex says they are working on making this process less circuitous, and results can be expected soon.