SPEECH FUNCTION? Change Voice?

SInce Im a new Mac user, I dont know if this is a new feature or not. If you double click you can get the computer to read the text to you using the SPEECH function. Basically highlight text and double click and it will give you the Start Speaking Option - Ive successfully done this in Safari and Gmail. Im assuming t his is for hearing impaired but can also be used if you have tired eyes, dont want to read a long web article or someone says you a very long email. My question is can you change the voice at all? Does it give you a choice? I didnt find one. Just had a regular male voice. Just thought maybe there'd also be a female voice or even someone with a different accent. When Im reading an email from a friend in London or Sydney, it would be nice to hear a British or Aussie accent. So just curious as I didnt see any options and couldnt find anything in the help menu.
Thanks

Thanks for responding. Ill try that. I assume it is a system wide thing so for example if I want to hear my London friends email in a British accent or my Brisbane friend in an Aussie accent, I change it just for that, and change it back. Its pretty cool. They were impressed when I told them I figured out that feature (so many things the Mac can do but no one tells you). I should tell them to use some British or Aussie- specific phrases.
While I saw languages with other characters like Arabic and Chinese, I unforunately did not see Hebrew, which was a language I was looking for. I thought if they had Hebrew fonts, they'd have a Hebrew speech voice. Am I not seeing it or does that not exist?
I really appreciate those of you experienced users who answer these qustions. I must honestly say its refreshing after my horrific first month as an Apple/Mac customer and the awful service and tech support Ive gotten both from the retail stores and from phone support. Every time they have told me things cant be done...I post something on here, and within minutes or hours, I get a simple response. It just infuriates me that Im paying for training which is totally useless!

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