diff --git a/autospeak.pl b/autospeak.pl
index 096f2f4..1ba35ce 100644
--- a/autospeak.pl
+++ b/autospeak.pl
@@ -43,18 +43,22 @@ sub speak_message {
   $summary = decode(ENCODING, $summary);
   $body = decode(ENCODING, $body);
   my $SpeechRate = Irssi::settings_get_int("speech_rate");
+  my $SpeechVolume = Irssi::settings_get_int("speech_volume");
   my $SpeechVoice = Irssi::settings_get_str("speech_voice");
   my $SpeechModule = Irssi::settings_get_str("speech_module");
+  my $SpeechPriority = Irssi::settings_get_str("speech_priority");
   # Speak The Message
 my @spd = ("spd-say",
   "-P",
-  "message",
+  $SpeechPriority,
   "-o",
 $SpeechModule,
 "-y",
   $SpeechVoice,
   "-r",
   $SpeechRate,
+  "-i",
+  $SpeechVolume,
   "$summary $body");
   system(@spd);
 }
@@ -200,9 +204,11 @@ sub dcc_chat_message {
 }
 
 # Register configuration options:
-Irssi::settings_add_int("autospeak", "speech_rate", 50);
+Irssi::settings_add_int("autospeak", "speech_rate", 0);
+Irssi::settings_add_int("autospeak", "speech_volume", 0);
 Irssi::settings_add_str("autospeak", "speech_voice", "en-us");
 Irssi::settings_add_str("autospeak", "speech_module", "espeak-ng");
+Irssi::settings_add_str("autospeak", "speech_priority", "text");
 Irssi::settings_add_bool('autospeak', 'speak_private_messages', 1);
 Irssi::settings_add_bool('autospeak', 'speak_public_messages',  1);
 Irssi::settings_add_bool('autospeak', 'speak_all_public_messages',  0);