Category: audio

Useful SSML for Alexa Skills

When you’re looking to personalize your skills and create engaging experiences for the Alexa platform, you really need to use SSML in your skills. The standard text output gets old quick and your carefully crafted responses can be misinterpreted, resulting in output other than what you intended. There’s a whole world of possibilities outside the … Continue reading “Useful SSML for Alexa Skills”

Alexa Dev Chat podcast

Dave Isbitski, the Chief Evangelist of Alexa at Amazon, hosts a very informative Alexa podcast at alexadevchat.com (hosted on Soundcloud). On this podcast, Dave discusses the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service (AVS), natural language understanding, voice recognition, and much more! Also featured are developer tips and interviews with Alexa developers employees, so it’s worth … Continue reading “Alexa Dev Chat podcast”

Convert Alexa Skill audio files online!

Using custom audio files in custom Alexa skills adds a nice touch of originality and engagement. Developers with SSML know-how can easily personalize and brand their skill with custom audio MP3s. However, Amazon Alexa may often throw an error if you forget to convert your custom audio files to the specifications that are required. The … Continue reading “Convert Alexa Skill audio files online!”