diff --git a/switchio/models.py b/switchio/models.py
index 251854a..6f9862e 100644
--- a/switchio/models.py
+++ b/switchio/models.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import multiprocessing as mp
 from concurrent import futures
 from pprint import pprint
+import warnings
 from . import utils
 
 
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ def getvar(self, var):
     def setvar(self, var, value):
         """Set variable to value
         """
-        self.broadcast("set::{}={}".format(var, value))
+        self.execute('set', '='.join((var, value)))
 
     def setvars(self, params):
         """Set all variables in map `params` with a single command
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ def setvars(self, params):
     def unsetvar(self, var):
         """Unset a channel var.
         """
-        self.broadcast("unset::{}".format(var))
+        return self.execute("unset", var)
 
     def answer(self):
         self.con.api("uuid_answer {}".format(self.uuid))
@@ -302,15 +303,13 @@ def playback(self, args, start_sample=None, endless=False,
         else:  # set a stream file delimiter
             self.setvar('playback_delimiter', delim)
 
-        self.broadcast(
-            '{app}::{varset}{streams}{start} {leg}'.format(
-                app=app,
+        varset = '{{{vars}}}'.format(','.join(pairs)) if pairs else ''
+        args = '{streams}{start}'.format(
                 streams=delim.join(args),
                 start='@@{}'.format(start_sample) if start_sample else '',
-                leg=leg,
-                varset='{{{vars}}}'.format(','.join(pairs)) if pairs else '',
+                # leg=leg,
             )
-        )
+        self.execute(app, args, params=varset)
 
     def start_record(self, path, rx_only=False, stereo=False, rate=16000):
         '''Record audio from this session to a local file on the slave filesystem
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ def start_record(self, path, rx_only=False, stereo=False, rate=16000):
             self.setvar('RECORD_STEREO', 'true')
 
         self.setvar('record_sample_rate', '{}'.format(rate))
-        self.broadcast('record_session::{}'.format(path))
+        self.execute('record_session', path)
 
     def stop_record(self, path='all', delay=0):
         '''Stop recording audio from this session to a local file on the slave
@@ -336,13 +335,13 @@ def stop_record(self, path='all', delay=0):
             https://freeswitch.org/confluence/display/FREESWITCH/mod_dptools%3A+stop_record_session
         '''
         if delay:
-            self.con.api(
-                "sched_api +{delay} none uuid_broadcast {sessid} "
-                "stop_record_session::{path}".
-                format(sessid=self.uuid, delay=delay, path=path)
+            self.execute(
+                "sched_api",
+                "+{delay} none stop_record_session {path}".
+                format(delay=delay, path=path)
             )
         else:
-            self.broadcast('stop_record_session::{}'.format(path))
+            self.execute('stop_record_session', path)
 
     def record(self, action, path, rx_only=True):
         '''Record audio from this session to a local file on the slave filesystem
@@ -356,9 +355,9 @@ def record(self, action, path, rx_only=True):
         self.con.api('uuid_record {} {} {}'.format(self.uuid, action, path))
 
     def echo(self):
-        '''Echo back all audio recieved
+        '''Echo back all audio recieved.
         '''
-        self.broadcast('echo::')
+        self.execute('echo')
 
     def bypass_media(self, state):
         '''Re-invite a bridged node out of the media path for this session
@@ -383,6 +382,12 @@ def park(self):
         self.con.api('uuid_park {}'.format(self.uuid))
         return self.recv('CHANNEL_PARK')
 
+    def execute(self, cmd, arg='', params='', loops=1):
+        """Execute an application async.
+        """
+        return self.con.execute(
+            self.uuid, cmd, arg, params=params, loops=loops)
+
     def broadcast(self, path, leg='', delay=None, hangup_cause=None):
         """Execute an application async on a chosen leg(s) with optional hangup
         afterwards. If provided tell FS to schedule the app ``delay`` seconds
@@ -394,6 +399,11 @@ def broadcast(self, path, leg='', delay=None, hangup_cause=None):
         .. _sched_broadcast:
             https://freeswitch.org/confluence/display/FREESWITCH/mod_commands#mod_commands-sched_broadcast
         """
+        warnings.warn((
+            "`Session.broadcast()` has been deprecated due to unreliable\
+            `uuid_broadcast` behaviour in FreeSWITCH core. Use\
+            `Session.execute()` instead."),
+            DeprecationWarning)
         if not delay:
             return self.con.api(
                 'uuid_broadcast {} {} {}'.format(self.uuid, path, leg))
@@ -414,8 +424,9 @@ def bridge(self, dest_url=None, profile=None, gateway=None, proxy=None,
         if gateway:
             profile = 'gateway/{}'.format(gateway)
 
-        self.broadcast(
-            "bridge::{{{varset}}}sofia/{}/{}{dest}".format(
+        self.execute(
+            'bridge',
+            "{{{varset}}}sofia/{}/{}{dest}".format(
                 profile if profile else self['variable_sofia_profile_name'],
                 dest_url if dest_url else self['variable_sip_req_uri'],
                 varset=','.join(pairs),
@@ -455,7 +466,7 @@ def respond(self, response):
         .. _respond:
             https://freeswitch.org/confluence/display/FREESWITCH/mod_dptools%3A+respond
         """
-        self.broadcast('respond::{}'.format(response))
+        self.execute('respond', response)
 
     def deflect(self, uri):
         """Send a refer to the client.
@@ -464,7 +475,13 @@ def deflect(self, uri):
 
              <action application="deflect" data="sip:someone@somewhere.com" />
          """
-        self.broadcast("deflect::{}".format(uri))
+        self.execute("deflect", uri)
+
+    def speak(self, text, engine='flite', voice='kal', timer_name=''):
+        """Speak, young switch (alpha).
+        """
+        return self.execute(
+            'speak', '|'.join((engine, voice, text, timer_name)))
 
     def is_inbound(self):
         """Return bool indicating whether this is an inbound session