Multi-Talk is a new multi-lingual, multi-mode communication aid with high quality synthetic speech and built-in print capacity. The user has access to an unlimited vocabulary and special functions can increase the rate of communication. The user can easily store phrases and whole sentences which can be quickly recalled by one or two keystrokes. Pronunciation of words which do not follow normal rules can be programmed in phonetic notation. Multi-Talk can be equipped with up to five different languages from a choice of nine. The user can select from four different voice types and change the intonation and the speed of talking. It is possible even to whisper. Special software allows coded Bliss symbol input. Pedagogical programs are available to train reading and writing. Multi-Talk was developed in collaboration with AB Fonema, Stockholm. It is built into an attache case with an EPSON HX-20 microcomputer and an Infovox SA 201 synthesizer board.