Wordware now integrates with ElevenLabs’ ultra-realistic text-to-speech. Learn how to add lifelike narration to any workflow, see a 3-step setup, and explore high-impact use-cases - from podcast-style digests to accessible products.
Why Voice Matters in 2025
Podcast habits keep climbing - 55 % of Americans 12 + are now monthly podcast consumers (Edison Research). When your agent replies arrive as audio, teammates can absorb updates while commuting, cooking, or exercising instead of adding to screen fatigue.
Wordware’s new ElevenLabs integration lets any flow auto-narrate its output in 30 + languages with hundreds of voice presets - no extra code, no API gymnastics. The release demo shows agents turning dream analyses, AI-news roundups, and Slack digests into ready-to-stream MP3 files in under a minute. (LinkedIn)
What You Get Out-of-the-Box
Capability | Example |
Text-to-speech node | Drop the “ElevenLabs TTS” block anywhere in a flow. |
Studio-quality voices | Choose from 1 000 + voices or clone your own tone. (ElevenLabs) |
Multilingual | 32 languages supported with automatic detection. |
Audio formats | MP3, WAV, or OGG; attach to email, Slack, or storage. |
Latency | ≈ 1–2 s for 1 000 chars; streams as it renders. |
All operations respect ElevenLabs’ SOC 2/GDPR compliance and run inside Wordware’s secure vault—your secrets never hit a public channel.
3-Step Quick-Start Guide
Duplicate the “Text-to-Speech” template Explore → Tools → ElevenLabs TTS → Duplicate.
Paste your ElevenLabs API key Generate once in Dashboard → API Keys; Wordware stores it securely.
Wire it into a flow Point the input to any text field (
{{summary}},{{analysis}}, etc.), pick a voice, choose an output action (send email/slack or save to Cloud Storage), hit Run.
Average end-to-end for a 500-word summary: ≈ 8 s including file upload.
Popular Use-Cases
Team | Automation |
Product & Design | Turn daily stand-up notes into a 2-min audio brief. |
Marketing | Auto-narrate blog posts and embed the player at the top. |
Sales | Send prospects a personalized voice recap instead of a long email. |
Support | Create voice memos that walk users through troubleshooting steps. |
Accessibility | Offer blind or dyslexic users a friction-free way to consume content. |
Best Practices & Tips
Keep prompts concise. Split >1 000 words into sections for snappier playback.
Leverage emotion tags. ElevenLabs supports SSML-style cues for tone shifts (
<voice style="excited">).Batch overnight. Big podcast digests? Schedule flows at 2 a.m. to avoid daytime rate limits.
Store transcripts. Pair TTS with a text log for SEO and accessibility wins.
Respect user choice. Always include both text and audio so listeners can pick their medium.
Try it!
Ready to hear your agents talk? Try ElevenLabs TTS inside Wordware—free forever for light usage.