diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/README.rst b/google-cloud-speech/README.rst
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--- a/google-cloud-speech/README.rst
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@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Quick Start
 
     $ pip install --upgrade google-cloud-speech
 
+Fore more information on setting up your Python development environment, such as installing ``pip`` and on your system, please refer to `Python Development Environment Setup Guide`_ for Google Cloud Platform.
+
+.. _Python Development Environment Setup Guide: https://cloud.google.com/python/setup
+
 Authentication
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