Hi Raul,
Loadspk doesn't work any more. The speech parameters are all
controlled from files in /proc/speakup. I created a directory called
/etc/speakup and put my settings in that directory. I made a file for
rate and put 6 in it and so on. Then, in my rc.local, I put a line that
says:
cp -R /etc/speakup /proc
note the uppercase R.
HTH.
Bill