diff --git a/basic_text_to_speech/talk.py b/basic_text_to_speech/talk.py
index 1f20619..4936562 100644
--- a/basic_text_to_speech/talk.py
+++ b/basic_text_to_speech/talk.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 
 def robot(text):
+    print("executing command")
     command = 'espeak --stdin "' + text + '" | aplay -D plughw:2,0 '
     os.system(command)
     return command
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     while True:
 
         try:
+            print("initializing")
             command = robot("Hello world how are you doing today?")
             print(command)
-            time.sleep(5)
+            time.sleep(10)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             break