Connecting the Dots with Ruby Steel and Will Merrill

This week, we’re finding out how Ruby Steel and Will Merrill made Alexa more accessible for Susan as part of BBC 2’s Big Life Fix.
Voice first sneaker drop with Nike and bridging the voice and social gap with Unilever with Nick Rovisa and Matt Lang

We’re capping off RAIN week in style by diving deep into two epic case studies from Nike and Unilever, as well as developing some new thinking on viral voice, with Nick Rovisa and Matt Lang.
How we approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill with Greg Hedges

Greg Hedges, VP Emerging Experiences at RAIN agency, shares the secrets of how RAIN approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and talks us through how they built the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill for DreamWorks.
Twilio Autopilot and building trust through dialogue design with Elaine Lee

Kane Simms and Dustin Coates are joined by Elaine Lee, Principal Product Designer at Twilio, to discuss the ins and outs of Twilio’s Autopilot bot builder and how you can build trust with users through dialogue design.
Can design solve the biggest challenges in voice? With Mark Webster of Adobe XD

Why do all skills start with ‘Welcome to xyz’? Is an ‘assistant’ the right mental model for voice experiences? Mark Webster of Adobe XD joins us to tackle some of the biggest challenges in voice and discusses how design can play a role in solving them.
How to use sonic branding in voice with Eric Seay

This week, we’re digging deep into how to craft compelling audio experiences in your voice app by using sonic branding and sound design, with Audio UX Co-Founder and CMO, Eric Seay.
Amazon Alexa skill localisation with Tech Evangelists Andrea Muttoni and German Viscuso

We’re honoured to be joined by Andrea Muttoni and German Viscuso, Technical Evangelists at Amazon Alexa, to dive deep into how to translate your Alexa skill into other languages.
Building an assistant on an assistant with Nick Carey

This week, Dustin Coates and Kane Simms are joined by Nick Carey of Potato to discuss the concept of creating an assistant on an assistant.
Talk to me with James Vlahos

This week, Dustin and I are joined by journalist and author, James Vlahos, to discuss the details of his book Talk to Me: How voice computing will transform the way we live, work and think.
Creating world-class interactive audio with Jonathan Myers and Dave Grossman

Jonathan Myers and Dave Grossman, founders of Earplay, join us to share how they create world-leading interactive stories.