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### Answer To address the issue of prolonged pauses after specific prefixes like "Mr." or "Dr." when using the ElevenLabs voice with Vapi, you might consider adjusting the text input to minimize these pauses. This can often happen due to the way text-to-speech engines interpret punctuation or certain abbreviations. One common workaround is to modify the way you format these prefixes in your prompts. Try removing any following periods or adjusting the spacing. For example, instead of writing "Dr." or "Mr.", you could write "Dr" or "Mr" without the period, or include an additional space or comma. Unfortunately, the documentation does not provide a specific feature within ElevenLabs or Vapi to automatically handle these kinds of text-to-speech issues more elegantly. For more detailed control over speech synthesis, consider utilizing the options provided in the Vapi dashboard where you can configure the voice settings, or consult the comprehensive voice settings in the official documentation to find parameters that might help reduce such pauses [(1)]() . If these adjustments do not resolve the issue, it may be beneficial to reach out to ElevenLabs support or check if there are any updates or patches that address text-to-speech nuances with specific abbreviations and titles.

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