1. A method for providing a translated output signal derived from a speech input signal to improve conversation, the method comprising: i. receiving a speech input signal from a speaker in a first language via a speech input device; ii. converting the speech input signal into a digital format comprising a voice model component representing the speaker's voice patterns and a content component representing the content of the speech input signal; iii. translating the content component from the first language into a second language to provide a translated content component; iv. combining the translated content component with the voice model component to more accurately reflect conversational speech; and generating an audible output signal comprising the translated content in a second language in an approximation of the speaker's voice; v. wherein the audible output signal is an approximation of the speech patterns of the input signal, and the translated output is combined with the voice model component to approximate the speaker's voice to more accurately reflect conversational speech.