diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
index 92ecf9d..1a20946 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     mc:Ignorable="d"
     Background="{ThemeResource SystemControlAcrylicWindowBrush}">
-
+    
     <Grid Margin="12">
-
+        
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="96"/>
             <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
         <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal"
                     VerticalAlignment="Top">
+            <MediaElement Name="AudioUpdater" AutoPlay="False"/>
             <Image Grid.Column="0" Width="88" Height="88" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                    Source="Images\logo.png"/>
             <StackPanel Padding="8,0">
@@ -231,8 +232,10 @@
                           Unchecked="LogToggle_Unchecked"
                           Checked="LogToggle_Checked"
                           IsChecked="True"/>
+                <Button x:Name="speech" Content="speak" Margin="10"
+                        Click="speech_Click"/>
 
-            <HyperlinkButton x:Name="InfoButton" Grid.Column="0"
+                <HyperlinkButton x:Name="InfoButton" Grid.Column="0"
                              NavigateUri="http://www.nicolaellis.com"
                              FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets" Content="&#xE946;"
                              Height="79" Width="79" VerticalAlignment="Center"
diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
index 15e46b1..6fb5846 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using EyesAndEars.UWP.ViewModels;
 using System;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel;
+using Windows.Media.SpeechSynthesis;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
 
         MainPageVM _vm = new MainPageVM();
         DispatcherTimer _dispatcherTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
+        // The object for controlling the speech synthesis engine (voice).
+        SpeechSynthesizer synth = new SpeechSynthesizer();
 
         public MainPage() {
             InitializeComponent();
@@ -19,6 +22,14 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
             IntialiseRefreshTime();
         }
 
+        private async void PlayText() {
+            // Generate the audio stream from plain text.
+            var stream = await synth.SynthesizeTextToStreamAsync("Hello World");
+
+            // Send the stream to the media object.
+            AudioUpdater.SetSource(stream, stream.ContentType);
+            AudioUpdater.Play();
+        }
         void SetVersionNumber() {
             var package = Package.Current;
             var packageId = package.Id;
@@ -84,5 +95,9 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
         private void LogToggle_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
             LogViewer.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
         }
+
+        private void speech_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
+            PlayText();
+        }
     }
 }