Designing for Speech Intelligibility – using the speech transmission index

Training Course • ISCVE Limited

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The course takes a detailed look into the factors affecting speech intelligibility and how they can be controlled. Two methods of verifying the intelligibility performance of a system are introduced. In addition; an interpretation of the requirements of some relevant British and European standards for voice alarm systems are given.

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ISCVE Limited

ISCVE Limited

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