diff --git a/scripts/speak-countdown.ps1 b/scripts/speak-countdown.ps1
index a37de476..06fb67d6 100755
--- a/scripts/speak-countdown.ps1
+++ b/scripts/speak-countdown.ps1
@@ -3,24 +3,25 @@
 	Speaks a countdown by text-to-speech
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script speaks a countdown by text-to-speech (TTS) starting from a given number.
-.PARAMETER StartNumber
+.PARAMETER startNumber
 	Specifies the number to start from (10 by default)
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./speak-countdown.ps1 60
+	(listen and enjoy)
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
-param([int]$StartNumber = 10)
+param([int]$startNumber = 10)
 
 try {
-	for ([int]$i = $StartNumber; $i -gt 0; $i--) {
+	for ([int]$i = $startNumber; $i -gt 0; $i--) {
 		& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" $i
 		Start-Sleep -milliseconds 200
 	}
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "zero"
+	& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "Zero and lift-off!"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
diff --git a/scripts/speak-english.ps1 b/scripts/speak-english.ps1
index fc8be0fd..59b8df87 100755
--- a/scripts/speak-english.ps1
+++ b/scripts/speak-english.ps1
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ try {
 	foreach ($voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") {
 			$TTS.Voice = $voice
-			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
-			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}
-	throw "No English text-to-speech voice found - please install one."
+	[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
+	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1