diff --git a/Scripts/speak-english.ps1 b/Scripts/speak-english.ps1
index c6b15e47..d0e5bfb4 100755
--- a/Scripts/speak-english.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/speak-english.ps1
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ try {
 
 	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
 	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
-		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- English*") { continue }
-		$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
-		[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
-		exit 0 # success
+		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") {
+			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			exit 0 # success
+		}
 	}
-	throw "No English text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
+	throw "No English text-to-speech voice found - please install one."
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/Scripts/speak-french.ps1 b/Scripts/speak-french.ps1
index adf90223..38374cd8 100644
--- a/Scripts/speak-french.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/speak-french.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	Speaks text with a French text-to-speech voice
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This script speaks the given text with a French text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
-	Requires that a French TTS voice is installed.
 .PARAMETER text
 	Specifies the text to speak
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -19,15 +18,15 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the French text to speak" }
 
-	$CurrentVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	$Voices = $CurrentVoice.GetVoices()
-	foreach ($Voice in $Voices) {
-		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- French*") { continue }
-		$CurrentVoice.Voice = $Voice
-		[void]$CurrentVoice.Speak($text)
-		exit 0 # success
+	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- French*") {
+			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			exit 0 # success
+		}
 	}
-	throw "No French text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
+	throw "No French text-to-speech voice found - please install one."
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/Scripts/speak-german.ps1 b/Scripts/speak-german.ps1
index 01bd5c7d..68fe7107 100755
--- a/Scripts/speak-german.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/speak-german.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	Speaks text with a German text-to-speech voice
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This script speaks the given text with a German text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
-	Requires that a German TTS voice is installed.
 .PARAMETER text
 	Specifies the text to speak
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -19,13 +18,13 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the German text to speak" }
 
-	$CurrentVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	$Voices = $CurrentVoice.GetVoices()
-	foreach ($Voice in $Voices) {
-		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- German*") { continue }
-		$CurrentVoice.Voice = $Voice
-		[void]$CurrentVoice.Speak($text)
-		exit 0 # success
+	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- German*") { 
+			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			exit 0 # success
+		}
 	}
 	throw "No German text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
 } catch {
diff --git a/Scripts/speak-italian.ps1 b/Scripts/speak-italian.ps1
index e3f76b87..a63bd0b3 100755
--- a/Scripts/speak-italian.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/speak-italian.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	Speaks text with an Italian text-to-speech voice
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This script speaks the given text with an Italian text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
-	Requires that an Italian TTS voice is installed.
 .PARAMETER text
 	Specifies the text to speak
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -19,15 +18,15 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Italian text to speak" }
 
-	$CurrentVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	$Voices = $CurrentVoice.GetVoices()
-	foreach ($Voice in $Voices) {
-		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- Italian*") { continue }
-		$CurrentVoice.Voice = $Voice
-		[void]$CurrentVoice.Speak($text)
-		exit 0 # success
+	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Italian*") {
+			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			exit 0 # success
+		}
 	}
-	throw "No Italian text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
+	throw "No Italian text-to-speech voice found - please install one."
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/Scripts/speak-spanish.ps1 b/Scripts/speak-spanish.ps1
index 87dd7db4..a056e33c 100755
--- a/Scripts/speak-spanish.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/speak-spanish.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	Speaks text with a Spanish text-to-speech voice
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This script speaks the given text with a Spanish text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
-	Requires that a Spanish TTS voice is installed.
 .PARAMETER text
 	Specifies the text to speak
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -19,15 +18,15 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Spanish text to speak" }
 
-	$CurrentVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	$Voices = $CurrentVoice.GetVoices()
-	foreach ($Voice in $Voices) {
-		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- Spanish*") { continue }
-		$CurrentVoice.Voice = $Voice
-		[void]$CurrentVoice.Speak($text)
-		exit 0 # success
+	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Spanish*") { continue }
+			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			exit 0 # success
+		}
 	}
-	throw "No Spanish text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
+	throw "No Spanish text-to-speech voice found - please install one."
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
 	exit 1