Update: October 10, 2020 Added a cross-reference table to more clearly delineate incompatible tags. Introduction The voice and language SSML tags options are a powerful feature for Alexa skill developers. They can be incorporated directly into Alexa skills in-line with text that is to be recited. This article includes a simple worksheet from which the… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Skills Development: SSML Copy and Paste Worksheet 2 for Alexa Polly Voice and Language Tags – UPDATED!
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Amazon Alexa VUI Design: Slot Type Cross Reference Worksheets – Updated December 7, 2019
Update December 7, 2019 The worksheets have been updated to reflect expanded locale support for the PhoneNumber and Ordinal slot types. Amazon’s announcement: The Built-In FallbackIntent, PhoneNumber Slot (Beta), and Ordinal Slot (Beta) Get Expanded Locale Support Introduction The Amazon reference documentation and Alexa Developer Console (ADC) organizes the available built-in slot types by region.… Continue reading Amazon Alexa VUI Design: Slot Type Cross Reference Worksheets – Updated December 7, 2019
Amazon Alexa Skills Development Voiceflow Tutorial: How to Efficiently Manage Character Voices. Part 1: Variables
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