A voice design workshop blueprint for Alexa skill building
Voice design can be a challenge for those who’ve never done it. Designing an Alexa skill is completely different to designing a website or app. In this video, we run through a blueprint for a voice design workshop that you can use with your team or clients to find a use case, design, prototype and […]
Using website search data to find a use case for voice
One of the common problems people have when getting started in voice is finding a use case. What should your voice app do? It needs to be useful. It needs to serve a purpose, how can you find a place to start? We had a great episode with Ben Sauer on finding a use […]
The most noble startup ever?
Kane 0:03 Happy Monday. For those of you in the UK on bank holiday. And for those of you that aren't in the UK, happy Monday anyway. I want to tell you about a company today, a very special company called Voiceitt. It probably one of the most nobel companies that have come across […]
Make voice core to what you do, not an add-on
Online, you’ve been able to get away with doing the bare minimum. For years hotels just had a website with pictures, you had to call to book a room. Same for restaurants. Websites used to just show you the place and the menu. To book a table, you needed to call. In some restaurants, […]
Is Facebook getting a Voice Assistant?
I first come across this on VoiceBot. Jane Manchun Wong has found some hidden code inside Facebook Messenger that would suggest that Facebook is about to launch a voice assistant called Aloha. Facebook Messenger Voice Assistant UI pic.twitter.com/DOMe4Nsg7v — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) August 21, 2018 She also found hints of audio messaging within […]
Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark 1.0
Today, we’re discussing the Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark 1.0 and it’s findings on the usefulness and capability of smart speakers. The folks at Cognilytica conducted a study where they asked Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri and Cortana 100 different questions in 10 categories in an effort to understand the AI capability of the top voice […]
Generation V
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> I don’t think we appreciate the significance of kids born today. I’m calling them Generation V. The voice natives. They’ll know nothing other than being able to talk to tech. Imagine that. My son won’t know anything else. It’ll be normal for him. (I […]
The REAL reasons why voice will be HUGE for brands
Let’s take a close look at the real reasons why voice will be huge for brands.