diff --git a/client_examples/hello_client.py b/client_examples/hello_client.py
index e1b25bb..5c10086 100644
--- a/client_examples/hello_client.py
+++ b/client_examples/hello_client.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import asyncio
 from contextlib import aclosing
 import os
 
-from hippolyzer.lib.base.message.message import Message, Block
+from hippolyzer.lib.base.message.message import Message
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.templates import ChatType, ChatSourceType
 from hippolyzer.lib.client.hippo_client import HippoClient
 
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ async def amain():
             return
         if "hello" not in str(message["ChatData"]["Message"]).lower():
             return
-        await client.session.main_region.circuit.send_reliable(
-            Message(
-                "ChatFromViewer",
-                Block("AgentData", SessionID=client.session.id, AgentID=client.session.agent_id),
-                Block("ChatData", Message=f'Hello {message["ChatData"]["FromName"]}!', Channel=0, Type=ChatType.SHOUT),
-            )
-        )
+        await client.send_chat(f'Hello {message["ChatData"]["FromName"]}!', chat_type=ChatType.SHOUT)
 
     async with aclosing(client):
         await client.login(
@@ -36,25 +30,13 @@ async def amain():
             start_location=os.environ.get("HIPPO_START_LOCATION", "home"),
         )
         print("I'm here")
-        await client.session.main_region.circuit.send_reliable(
-            Message(
-                "ChatFromViewer",
-                Block("AgentData", SessionID=client.session.id, AgentID=client.session.agent_id),
-                Block("ChatData", Message="Hello World!", Channel=0, Type=ChatType.SHOUT),
-            )
-        )
+        await client.send_chat("Hello World!", chat_type=ChatType.SHOUT)
         client.session.message_handler.subscribe("ChatFromSimulator", _respond_to_chat)
         while True:
             try:
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.001)
             except (KeyboardInterrupt, asyncio.CancelledError):
-                await client.session.main_region.circuit.send_reliable(
-                    Message(
-                        "ChatFromViewer",
-                        Block("AgentData", SessionID=client.session.id, AgentID=client.session.agent_id),
-                        Block("ChatData", Message="Goodbye World!", Channel=0, Type=ChatType.SHOUT),
-                    )
-                )
+                await client.send_chat("Goodbye World!", chat_type=ChatType.SHOUT)
                 return
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/client/hippo_client.py b/hippolyzer/lib/client/hippo_client.py
index df77aa4..5256641 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/client/hippo_client.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/client/hippo_client.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from hippolyzer.lib.base.message.udpdeserializer import UDPMessageDeserializer
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.network.caps_client import CapsClient, CAPS_DICT
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.network.transport import ADDR_TUPLE, Direction, SocketUDPTransport, AbstractUDPTransport
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.settings import Settings, SettingDescriptor
-from hippolyzer.lib.base.templates import RegionHandshakeReplyFlags
+from hippolyzer.lib.base.templates import RegionHandshakeReplyFlags, ChatType
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.transfer_manager import TransferManager
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.xfer_manager import XferManager
 from hippolyzer.lib.client.asset_uploader import AssetUploader
@@ -482,6 +482,13 @@ class HippoClient(BaseClientSessionManager):
             )
         session.transport.close()
 
+    def send_chat(self, message: Union[bytes, str], channel: int = 0, chat_type=ChatType.NORMAL) -> asyncio.Future:
+        return self.session.main_region.circuit.send_reliable(Message(
+            "ChatFromViewer",
+            Block("AgentData", SessionID=self.session.id, AgentID=self.session.agent_id),
+            Block("ChatData", Message=message, Channel=channel, Type=chat_type),
+        ))
+
     async def _attempt_resends(self):
         while True:
             await asyncio.sleep(0.5)