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Show Notes:In this episode, we talk with Julie Daniel Davis. Julie is the "voice" for voice in education, a Bixby Premier Developer, and an Alexa Champion.Julies shares how she was an early adopter of voice in the classroom. She shares the story of getting her first voice assistant, being inspired by the first Alexa Conference, and early and ongoing experiments putting Alexa and voice devices into a classroom.Julie is the host of a podcast and flash briefing "Voice in Education' and she talks about the history of the podcast and where it is now. Julie also shares some valuable insight for those thinking of creating their own podcasts/flash briefing. We dive deep into how technology is used in schools today and what works and doesn't work. What are the opportunities for voice? What are teachers doing today with voice and what should they do tomorrow? We talk about how the experience and lessons learned from remote education during the Coronavirus epidemic can change and improve education. What does the voice industry need to do to have voice fulfill its enormous potential in education?Our children are our future, if you are interested in how voice can help educate our children or the huge opportunity in voice in education, this is a must-listen showLinks from the show:Julie DavisWeb: https://www.juliedavisedu.com/email: juliedavisedu@gmail.comTwitter: @juliedavisEDULinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliedavisedu/Voice in Education Podcast - https://www.juliedavisedu.com/podcastVoice in Education Flash Briefing - https://www.amazon.com/JulieDavisEDU-Voice-in-Education/dp/B07NJ27XMB/Julie's Favorite Voice ExperiencesMusic Bop by Ilarna Nche (Adassa Innovations) - https://adassainnovations.com/Kids Court by Adva Levin (Pretzel Labs) - https://www.pretzellabs.co/Down Home in Alabama Flash Briefing: https://www.amazon.com/AL-coms-Down-Alabama-Ike-Morgan/dp/B072DXNG6ZAll Bixby Developers Chat Episodes available at:bixbydev.buzzsprout.com/Guests: Julie Daniel DavisJulie Daniel Davis is a passionate and tireless advocate for voice in educationHost:Roger Kibbe (@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Viv Labs/SamsungMore about BixbySamsung Bixby is a next-generation, AI platform that enables developers to build rich voice and conversational AI experiences for the Bixby Marketplace, and Bixby devices including phones, watches, televisions, smart appliances, and more.Bixby Developers Homepage - www.bixbydevelopers.comBixby Developers YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/c/bixbydevelopersBixby Developers Twitter - twitter.com/BixbyDevelopersBixby Developers Github - https://github.com/bixbydevelopersBixby Developer News/Blogs - bixby.developer.samsung.coSupport the show (https://www.bixbydevelopers.com)
Adva Levin joins us to share why you should design personas for your voice apps, how you can create them, as well as how to work with voice acting talent.Presented by ReadspeakerReadspeaker is a pioneering voice technology company that provides lifelike Text to Speech (TTS) services.Whether you're needing a TTS voice for your IVR system, voice application, automobile, robot, public service announcement system, website or anywhere else, Readspeaker have you covered.They've been in the TTS game for over 20 years and have in-depth knowledge and experience in AI and Deep Neural Networks, which they put to work in creating custom TTS voices for the world's biggest brands.If you're in the market for any form of TTS technology, check out Readspeaker today.In this episodeClifford Nass and Scott Brave, in their book Wired for Speech, showed that whether you want to or not, humans cannot help but form a picture in their minds about the voice they're hearing. Just from a voice alone, we can form an understanding of the gender, age, education, location and mood of someone, and more.So whether you create a persona for your voice applications or not, your users will form one anyway. That's why its so important to create one, so that you can try and establish some consistency in the mind of your users. Having a persona documented is also like a style guide for conversation designers. It helps guide writing and creates synergy on projects where many designers are needed. Adva Levin has created some of the most recognisable and award winning Alexa skills, including Kids Court, and also provides consultancy and design services for organisations through her company, Pretzel Labs. Most of Adva's work requires some kind of persona design. So who better to take us through the why's and the how's?LinksPretzel LabsAdva Levin and Pretzel Labs on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, Teri welcomes Bradley Metrock of Score Publishing and Katherine Prescott of VoiceBrew, to talk about their incredible work in the voice space. Welcome, Bradley and Katherine!Bradley is the CEO of Score Publishing and the VoiceFirst.FM network while Katherine is the Founder/Editor of VoiceBrew.Bradley recently wrote a book about some of the things that we can do with our Echo devices, and Katherine wrote the forward for the book. Their work in the voicefirst world is geared towards helping regular non-techie people learn how to use Alexa and voice technology.VoiceBrewIt’s a daily email newsletter that helps people get the most out of Alexa. They also publish comprehensive guides on their website covering almost all of Alexa’s key features.They now have over 25,000 email subscribers.Brad’s Alexa BookBrad wanted to write an Alexa instruction manual because he saw a need for it, and it eventually morphed into the book called “More Than Just Weather and Music: 200 Ways to Use Alexa”The book showcases the breadth of use for Alexa covering areas like healthcare, coronary, banking, publishing, and automotive.The way most people use voice technology today is similar to how most people used the internet in the 90s. They are only asking Alexa what the weather is or to play some music. This is because they don’t know what skills or commands to use.Narrowing Down to 200 Ways to Use AlexaNarrowing the list down for Bradley and his team was tough. He had skills developers asking him where their skill was in the book if he hadn’t put it among the 200.They focused more on the quality of the skills and only included those that had positive reviews (based on their quality) in the skills store. They mainly looked at whether the recent reviews were good, but also checked if the recent bad reviews were based on the quality of the skill, if not, the skill would qualify for the list.Brad also wanted to include skills that are good but haven’t gained visibility among users. They include Daddy Saturday which compliments a book titled “Daddy Saturday”, Where the Beef? and The Reuters flash briefing.The 200 ways to use Alexa include 175 Alexa skills and 25 Alexa built in functions.Katherine’s favorite kids’ skills were included in the list. They include Kids Court, Chompers, and Choose Your Own Adventure.Brad asked Katherine to write the forward for the book because VoiceBrew’s brand orientation is aligned with what the book is about.The Need for Skills DiscoverabilityWhen Brad got into publishing, he discovered the iBooks software by Apple which people were using to create interactive content. A lot of people were creating incredible multimedia, driven and interactive content, but they were having a huge discoverability problem.Eventually the whole ecosystem died because post-Jobs Apple didn’t know what to do with it. Brad sees a lot of parallels with Alexa in that regard, and therefor believes it’s very necessary to create the Alexa skills lists for enhanced discoverability.Katherine believes discoverability is challenging for voicefirst experiences because with voice, content is pulled by users as opposed to how content is pushed to them by social media platforms. She advises that Alexa skills creators should think about what distribution strategies they will use in order to ensure that their skills are highly discoverable.List of resources mentioned in this episodeThe Comprehensive Flash Briefing Formula CourseVocalID Websitewww.ThisWeekinVoice.comwww.ProjectVoice.aiVoiceBrew WebsiteKatherine on TwitterOther useful resources:Voice in Canada: The Flash BriefingComplete List of Alexa CommandsAlexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in CanadaTeri Fisher on TwitterAlexa in Canada on TwitterAlexa in Canada Facebook PageAlexa in Canada Community Group on FacebookAlexa in Canada on InstagramPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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In this episode, Teri welcomes Adva Levin, the founder and CEO of Pretzel Labs, a company that is creating some of the most engaging top-notch kids’ skills that are available today. Welcome, Adva Levin!Adva’s background is in writing, content strategy and conversation design. She started Pretzel Labs to create voice-first playful experiences for kids. She won the grand prize in the Amazon Alexa Kids Skill Competition for one of her kids’ skill and that skill was one of the top 25 skills of 2018.Creating Alexa Skills for KidsAlexa and other voice technology platforms sparked her imagination as a writer and she saw voice as a new creative medium.She got an Alexa device and when people came to her house they would engage Alexa. Adults would ask more utility-based questions, but kids were more playful with Alexa and asked fun and imaginative questions. Adva saw it as a new entity or almost close to a family member for kids to interact with.Actionable Tips for Kids Skills DevelopersChildren cannot be categorized into one group. There are different groups based on age, from 3 to 14 years. One has to decide what group they are developing their skill for.One has to consider the kids’ attention span and what they will be doing while they are interacting with a skill.One has to also consider whether the kids will interact with a skill while they are alone or with their parents and other family members. Adva’s skills for example, are designed not only for kids, but for the whole family to interact together.Creating a persona: This is very relevant in the design of voice experiences. One has to think of what their skill is going to do, then start doing the design (what it would say, what it would listen to from users, etc.), and the last step is coming up with a way to create emotional engagement for users.Kids CourtAmazon wanted to promote the kids' category soon after it launched, by making a worldwide competition for kids’ skills.This was Adva’s first experience in building a skill and it won the grand prize in the competition.Pretzel Labs’ SkillsThey consider how families can use Alexa in their daily lives.Adva thought about how Alexa can help families overcome some friction. She thought about how kids fight all the time, and wondered how Alexa could be a judge. She came up with the idea for “Judge Alexa”, a little persona that lives inside Alexa with her own courtroom. Kids and parents are invited to enter “Kids Court” and tell Judge Alexa what happened. Judge Alexa then walks them through a trial. Kids learn about the process of a trial, and roles of the defendant, prosecutor and witness. It’s all done very playfully and with a lot of humor. At the end, a verdict is given and whoever is guilty has to commit a dare-style sentence.Kids Court has been featured widely all over the world and receives raving reviews.Another one of Pretzel Labs' skills is Freeze Dancers. It’s a dancing game for kids. It has silly dance moves to keep kids going and having fun.They also have “Out the Door” and “Bedtime Hero” which help kids get ready in the morning and ready for bed respectively. They are for slightly younger kids aged between 4 and 8. They are meant to engage them more in the mundane tasks of putting on their clothes, brushing their teeth, and going to school. Parents don’t have to yell at their kids to do those things because with Alexa, the kids get to do them in an adventurous, engaging and fun way.Projects in IsraelPretzel Labs has been working on a project with MindCET (Israel’s Tech Innovation Center) and the Israeli Ministry of Education to use Alexa in schools to encourage kids to learn conversational English skills.Kids start to learn English from the 3rd Grade and they never really get the chance to speak English a lot or to practice speaking. They hear off of content from TV and music, and they get an English class about two or three times a week.Alexa enables the kids to speak English and enjoy it. List of resources mentioned in this episodePretzel Labs’ WebsiteAdva on TwitterOther useful resources:Voice in Canada: The Flash BriefingComplete List of Alexa CommandsAlexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in CanadaTeri Fisher on TwitterAlexa in Canada on TwitterAlexa in Canada Facebook PageAlexa in Canada Community Group on FacebookAlexa in Canada on InstagramPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This chapter is an excerpt from our interview with Adva Levin at the 2018 VOICE Summit - the largest gathering of the conversational technology world. Adva is one of the many folks we interviewed, people who are thriving at the front edge of brand, UX, research and design. Adva is a pioneer in voice-driven, children’s game development. Her shop, Pretzel Labs, creates voice-first games like Kids Court, where an Alexa based judge settles kids’ fights. Kids Court won the grand prize in the Alexa kid skill challenge. Adva is pushing out into new territory where we see how empathic, useful products can be educational, reduce screen time and, according to the users we’ve polled, be damn fun, too. This is just a taste, so make sure you grab the full episode and subscribe so you never miss a single Machine Yearning.
Joey & Sean deliver an off-day Finals podcast where we talk about LeBron James and the prison of memory, making the rich use sippy cups, the worst NBA coaches with challenge flags, Ricky Rubio’s burner accounts for positivity, Boban's role in "John Wick 3," Ty Lue's anxiety, Jordan Bell's suicidal trash talk, and the Warriors' systematic decimation of the loathsome 2008 Celtics. Also, we decide whether various anti-Warriors hot takes are fair or unfair, Kids Court style. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, Teri welcomes Vasili Shynkarenka, Co-Founder and CEO of Storyline, to talk about his new platform that allows anyone to make Alexa skills without any coding!Welcome Vasili Shynkarenka from Storyline!Vasili Shynkarenka in the co-founder and CEO of Storyline, a platform that allows you to create skills for Amazon Alexa in the most simple way, without requiring any knowledge of how to code. If you can type, drag and drop, and most importantly, come up with a good idea, you too can create a successful Alexa skill with Storyline!Vasili’s background is in computer science and marketing. He previously worked in voice design for 3 years, designing conversational interfaces for various brands and businesses.Key Points Discussed on the PodcastWe covered a lot of ground in this interview with Vasili. Here are some of the key points that we discussed:Storyline is a tool that allows anyone to create a skill for Amazon Alexa without writing any code. It is a visual interface, designed to be incredibly user-friendly.Storyline launched Sept 2017Non-technical people as very good at building excellent and engaging Alexa skills.A good idea is more important than the ability to code when it comes to building Alexa skills.Alexa is more similar to YouTube than an iPhone app.Children are able to dive right in and create excellent skills for the first time (as opposed to other technologies).There are currently 550 skills live that were built on StorylineStoryline users range from age 7-87 years oldStoryline allows users to update content in real time without having to submit a skill for recertification with AmazonSkill discovery is still a major challenge for the average usersKids Court, by Adva Levin (Pretzel Labs)Completely created in StorylineWon the Global Alexa kids Challenge!Kids Court is a relatively technically easy skill to create, but the concept is very unique and engaging.Tips for Creating a Good SkillCreate skills tend built around daily habits; e.g. soundscape skills and newsChoose a relevant invocation name (i.e. command to use/open the skill)Regularly update your contentCreate a repetitive experience – something that will encourage users to return to the skillRecent Storyline FeaturesYou can now add long audio files and livestream audio in your skillsThis allows for interactive radio: Alexa can start live streaming your audio, but you can also add commands that users could say during the livestream.Alexa now supports pre-built variables; you can use these for all types of information.For example, you can have Alexa learn a user’s name and Alexa can use that in the course of the experienceYou can now store phone number in skills through Alexa, which are stored on the Amazon server. These would be accessible only by the developer. The users would be able to unsubscribe if wanted.The ability to cross-promote skills built on Alexa will help with skill discoveryThe Future of StorylineAn initial goal is to increase the number of skills in the Skill storeEventually Storyline will be published to other platforms, such as Google HomeThank you Vasili!Thank you for sharing your information, experience, and incredible product with all of us! I look forward to watch how Storyline evolves over time!List of resources mentioned in this episode:StorylineStoryline Community on FacebookStoryline YouTube ChannelWhat I Learned From 5000 Reviews of Top 5 Alexa Skills, by Vasili ShynkarenkaReviews of top Alexa Skills in CanadaPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Vasili Shynkarenka is co-founder and CEO of Storyline, the company dedicated to making it easy for anyone to create an Amazon Alexa skill without coding. Vasili started working with conversational interfaces in 2015 as a co-founder, chatbot UX designer and algorithm developer. He later became CEO of Botcube, a chat based applications development firm located in Belarus. Earlier in his career, he was a web developer focused on CMS for news and blogging. Storyline just emerged from the Y Combinator Winter 2018 class, its user base has been growing quickly, and over 500 Alexa skills have been published using the software. One of those Storyline created skills, Kids Court, recently took the top prize in a contest to build children's games for Alexa.
But first, let's welcome co-host; Dustin CoatesWe're joined in this episode by our new co-host, Dustin Coates. Dustin is the author of Voice Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant and has been involved in the voice scene since day 1. With extensive experience in software engineering, deep knowledge of Alexa and Google Assistant development and an immense passion for voice, Dustin brings a new perspective and different angles of questioning that, not only technical folk, but non-tech people will appreciate as well.One of the challenges with new technology platforms is that you typically need to be able to speak the lingo to develop on them. As the internet has progressed, there are what seems like a million dev languages that you'd need to be able to code in to be able to create your website or app.It wasn’t until relatively recently that tools cropped up to allow designers and total beginners to build on the web. Tools like Wordpress, Weebly and Squarespace have made it easy for anyone to create a presence online.The great thing about having that history of the web is that we can learn from the past and apply the things that work well to new industries and technology. That’s exactly what Vasili has done through the creation of Storyline. It's the Weebly of voice.It has a drag and drop interface and a user friendly workflow that will allow anyone to create an Alexa Skill without needing to code a single line.It will let more technical folk do further work if they’d like to, such as using an API integration to interrogate data, but for the less technical folk out there, what you get ‘out the box’ is more than enough to build a well-rounded Skill.In fact, testament to how much flexibility is baked into the tool is the recent announcement of the Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge: Kids winner, Kids Court, was created in Storyline.In this episode, we get into detail about:What Storyline is, how it works and how to get up and runningTesting and publishing SkillsHow to make your Skill more discoverableThe Storyline communityFuture features and the roadmapThe challenges facing developers and solutions to solving themVasili’s vision for where the voice space is headingAdvice for beginner Skill-builders and voice headsOur guestVasili Shynkarenka is the founder and CEO of Storyline. After creating and selling an agency that specialised in creating conversational experiences for brands, Vasili turned his attention to focus on Storyline.Vasili is madly passionate about voice and has immense experience in the field. He’s super-keen for all kinds of people to get involved in creating voice experiences, no matter what their skill level. His vision for the future of smart speakers and his knowledge of creating voice experiences are inspirational.This episode is packed with insights and tips and tricks to help people of all skill levels create an Alexa Skill.LinksTry Storyline Check out Storyline on YoutubeJoin the Storyline community on Facebook Read Vasili's article 'What I Learned from 5000 Reviews of Top 5 Alexa Skills' on MediumCheck out Vasili on Medium See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode Ken welcomes comedian, actor, producer Paul Provenza. Ken and Paul discuss Kids Court, robbing drug dealers, growing up in New York, being chained to development deals, failing to update I Spy, growing up a comedy nerd, comedy LPs, the crossroads of comedy's past and future, Graham Norton, claims of a lack of English language skills, the power of comedians, being a teenage stand up comedian, Robert Kline, taking down the system from the inside out, Tubby Boots, Gabe Kaplan's dire warnings, Jazz Club Comedy, Jay Leno, Comedy as the road to sitcom, DIY ethos, finding your audience, the power (or lack of it) of Late Night shows in the 21st Century, I Spy, Man from U.N.C.L.E., TV Comedy as processed junk food, Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld, All in the Family, The Marx Brothers, the anarchy of 20s-30s comedy, the essential nature of live comedy, Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Letterman, Ha! + The Comedy Channel = CTV - Canada = Comedy Central, Comics Only, Comedy MTV, Bill Hicks, the dark, sick, twisted sketches on Comics Only, getting away with things using the power of secret fax machines, the power of critical thinking, being a warm up comedian, Pursuit of Happiness, The Facts of Life, Cloris Leachman, North Exposure, mistakenly engaging internet critics, The magic "100 Episodes", plagiarism, The Green Room, Bugs Bunny vs. Mickey Mouse, the pains of growing, When Stand Up Stood Out, and the weirdness of Boston Comedy.
Matt and Andy venture to Portland this week for a live Probably Science from the seventh annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival featuring comedian/director/actor Paul Provenza (twitter.com/PaulProvenza) and cyborg anthropologist Amber Case (twitter.com/caseorganic) who join together to discuss: Jesse's sitcom success! Confusing The Aristocrats with The Aristocats! Paul giving Dave Chappelle his first TV appearance! The Wild West days of early Comedy Central! Alan Dershowitz consulting on Kids Court! The economics of renting clowns vs. clown costumes! Why we're all actually cyborgs! Going through second-self adolescence! Computer-induced junk sleep! Andy's shocking discovery about the house he owned in Portland, aka the Gaytown Academy! Writing a thesis on cell phones! Digital hoarding! Being consumers vs. producers! Royal portraits as proto-Internet dating profile pics! People who brag about not watching TV!
Hello! Once in a generation a reason why the internet is awesome comes along and punches you in the baby maker! HERE: http://goo.gl/PIKUF6 In this Fri-Internet-Day episode I discuss: Kids Court with Andy Kindler, College Humour: Kim Jong Un & Precious Plum, The Nerdist Podcast with guest Christopher Lloyd, and Serious Jibber Jabber with Host Conan O'Brien & Guest A. Scott Berg.