Can't speed up read-out-loud speed

Hi, I'm experiencing the read-out-loud making long pause between words when it is activated. I tried with "Edit=>Preferences=>reading=>words per minute" but it didn't not really work. It only made each word being read faster, but it didn't shorten the pause between words. Does anyone have similar experience and know how to fix this?
Thanks

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agille wrote:
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