The Rundown 004: re:Invent recap

On this week’s Rundown, we’re catching up to run through AWS re:Invent, Amazon’s biggest event of the year, and discuss everything voice-related that occurred. We’ll also weave in some of the latest news happenings and analyse the implications and opportunities for the industry.
All about vCommerce and Jetson.ai with Jon Chu

This week, we’re speaking with Jon Chu, COO, Jetson AI, all about the Jetson platform and voice shopping and ordering in the restaurant, retail and hospitality space.
Meet Uma, the enterprise voice assistant, with Stephen Milner and Marcus Finley

Today, we’re joined by Ammi Systems CEO, Stephen Milner, and CTO, Marcus Finlay, to discuss voice in the enterprise and how their new voice assistant, Uma, is set to revolutionise productivity at work.
VUI design best practice for kids skills with the BBC’s Paul Jackson

We’re honoured to be joined by Paul Jackson, Senior Designer at the BBC, to discuss how the Beeb are approaching VUI design, with a particular focus on designing Alexa Skills for kids.
Samsung Bixby: Your questions answered with Bob Stalzberg and Roger Kibbe

Samsung has opened up Bixby to developers, so we’ve rounded up two Samsung Bixby Developer Experts, Bob Stalzberg and Roger Kibbe, to get to the heart of what this means for the voice community.
How to get your Google Assistant Action discovered with John Campbell

This week, we’re discussing the latest insights and research in voice SEO and showing you how you can get discovered on Google Assistant, with the MD of Rabbit and Pork, John Campbell.
Scoring voice experiences with Joel Beckerman

This week, Dustin Coates and I discuss the importance of sound design in voice experiences with the founder of Man Made Music, Joel Beckerman.
How to design a voice experience for the older generation with Heidi Culbertson

This week, Dustin Coates and I are joined by Ask Marvee founder and CEO, Heidi Culbertson, to discuss VUX design for the older generation.
Learn the art of conversation design with Hans Van Dam

A deep dive into the three pillars of conversation design: psychology, technology and creative writing, with Robocopy’s Hans Van Dam.
The Rundown 003: Increased engagement, Alexa room bookings, skill-to-skill connections, Google Assistant payments and more

Translating the recent happenings in voice news into insights and recommendations for designers, developers and brands.