This tutorial is the first in a series about techniques for managing voices for characters in Alexa skills built using Voiceflow. This post in the Alexa Blogs provides some context about options for voices when designing and developing skills: “To Record, or Not to Record” “When it comes to audio you have to make a… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Skills Development Voiceflow Tutorial: How to Efficiently Manage Character Voices. Part 1: Variables
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How to Tailor Voice and Text with the Voiceflow Locale Variable
Level: Intermediate This tutorial introduces the new Voiceflow locale variable, and a technique for using it to control which voice and text are used. The locale variable makes it possible to detect a user’s language and region, and use this for tailoring the interaction. This tutorial assumes you are familiar with the basics of creating… Continue reading How to Tailor Voice and Text with the Voiceflow Locale Variable
Amazon Alexa Skills Development Tutorial: How to Enhance Alexa with SSML using the Voice and Tone Simulator
Updates: January 30th, 2019: Updated to reflect use with the Voiceflow skill building tool. Additional updates coming soon regarding the URL changes for the Amazon Sound Library, and to discuss the Alexa Polly voice SSML tags. Level: Beginner This tutorial is designed for Alexa Voice Skill Designers and Developers, and no coding experience is required.… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Skills Development Tutorial: How to Enhance Alexa with SSML using the Voice and Tone Simulator
Amazon Alexa Skills Development: SSML Copy and Paste Worksheet 1 – UPDATED!
Update: December 6, 2020 Additional SSML support was announced by Amazon on November 24th, 2020: Alexa Speaking Styles and Emotions Now Available in Additional Languages The worksheets and incompatible tags chart have been updated. Summary of changes: Music speaking style: Canadian English and British English are now supported. Conversational speaking style: Japanese and Italian are… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Skills Development: SSML Copy and Paste Worksheet 1 – UPDATED!