Q: How do I turn off spoken notifications?

I keep getting annoying notifications like "skype needs your attention" when it's just opening and "your battery is low, plug in your computer" that are spoken and really distracting. HOW CAN I TURN THIS OFF? I know it's not voiceover- I already tried that.

MacBook Pro, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 19, 2013 1:24 PM

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macbig Dec 19, 2013 1:35 PM in response to SofiaKV
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Dec 19, 2013 1:35 PM in response to SofiaKV

System Preferences>Notifications>Turn on Do Not Disturb.

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by sberman,

sberman Dec 19, 2013 1:37 PM in response to SofiaKV
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Dec 19, 2013 1:37 PM in response to SofiaKV

If System Preferences > Accessibility > Enable VoiceOver is "Off", which is what I think you are saying, then ...

Check System Preferences > Dictation & Speech > Text to Speech (tab) > Announce when alerts are displayed ...
make sure it is not checked.
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SofiaKV Dec 21, 2013 10:36 AM in response to macbig
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Dec 21, 2013 10:36 AM in response to macbig

This turned off notifications like skype messages but the annoying voice is still there
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by Drew SoundGuru,

Drew SoundGuru Apr 26, 2016 9:59 AM in response to sberman
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Apr 26, 2016 9:59 AM in response to sberman

Pardon me!

Thanks for mentioning the Text to Speech tab, unchecking that box did the trick! Do not disturb might work, but I think it's really a bit overkill.
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