"Speak selection" stops speaking midway through (Macbook Air M1)

I have a Apple Mac Pro M1 max, and I'm having the same issue. I use speech selection to aid my vision. I really hope apple have fix the bug.

Has anyone found a solution to this issue? I updated my OS to 14.4 last night and that's when the bug started for me.

I am having the same issue which started in the last two months. I created a new user and that account doesn't seem to have the issue. How do I correct it on my main account?

Creating another account worked. But what about my core account? How can I get that fixed?

Hi wardwill,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! To help isolate the issue with the Spoken Content feature, let's test if this occurs in another user on your Mac. Being able to see if the issue occurs in another user account will help to identify if it is something that is affecting your entire system or just one particular user account. To do this, you'll want to set up a Test User account and then try to replicate the issue in that account by following the steps below.

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Users & Groups in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)

2. Click the Add Account button below the list of users on the right (you may be asked to enter your password.)

3. Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose a type of user. We would suggest an administrator.

• Administrator: An administrator can add and manage other users, install apps, and change settings.

4. Enter a full name for the new user. An account name is generated automatically. To use a different account name, enter it now—you can’t change it later.

5. Enter a password for the user, then enter it again to verify. Enter a password hint to help the user remember their password.

6. Click Create User.

Go back up to the Apple menu in the upper left of the computer and select "Log Out". At the login screen, choose the "Test User" just made.

Once inside the Test Account, try to replicate the issue to determine if it just occurs in one account or on the whole computer.

Thank you.