diff --git a/examples/foundational/52-live-translation.py b/examples/foundational/52-live-translation.py
index 30583c1b8..861d23e37 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/52-live-translation.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/52-live-translation.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from loguru import logger
 
 from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
+from pipecat.frames.frames import TTSSpeakFrame
 from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
 from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
 from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
@@ -110,6 +111,14 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
     @transport.event_handler("on_client_connected")
     async def on_client_connected(transport, client):
         logger.info(f"Client connected")
+        await task.queue_frames(
+            [
+                TTSSpeakFrame(
+                    text="Hello, welcome to live translation. Everything you say will be automatically translated to Spanish. Let's begin!",
+                    append_to_context=True,
+                ),
+            ]
+        )
 
     @transport.event_handler("on_client_disconnected")
     async def on_client_disconnected(transport, client):