In Episode 3 we speak with James Poulter, the co-founder of Voice Agency Vixen Labs and answer the question “What’s the Future of … Voice?”.

In this show, we covered a range of topics including:

• Why James started podcasting back in 2007
• Key learnings from being an early podcaster
• How the next generation will interact with computers using voice
• How smart speakers will drive the growth of all voice services
• Is there a voice “killer app” yet?
• What will Google Duplex do for voice?
• Building empathy into voice services
• The science of voice phrasing for success
• The notion of a “brand tone of voice”
• Predictions for voice in the next 18 months?
• The possibility for dedicated voice departments
• Ambient listening - what is it and what are the implications?
• How voice is growing thanks to “screen fatigue”
• The rise of voice + AR
• Voice in the enterprise
• Privacy vs utility - crossing the “privacy chasm”
• Three things listeners can do next week to experiment with voice

More about James

Twitter: @JamesPoulter
Company: vixenlabs.co
Voice 2 Community

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In Episode 2 we speak with Minter Dial about the future of AI and Ethics and answer the question “What’s the Future of … AI & Ethics?”.

In this show we covered a range of topics:

• What is "Heartificial empathy"?
• The need for empathy in business
• Can we create empathy in a machine?
• Feeling vs cognitive empathy
• Ethics in AI
• Avoiding conscious bias
• How can we learn to be more empathetic?
• The case for reading great novels
• Empathy as a key competitive advantage
• The rise of the "Empathy Index"
• 3 Practical tips for next week

More about Minter

Twitter: @mdial
Blog: minterdial.com
Podcast: minterdial.com/podcast
FutureProof book
HeartificalEmpathy book
The Last Ring Home book

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In the 1st episode of the Actionable Futurist® Podcast, we spoke with Impacttologist Martin Brooks and answered the question “What’s the Future of Communication?”.

In this show we covered a range of topics:

• What is an Impacttologist and who would hire one?
• What levers can you pull to make you a better communicator and maximise your impact?
• How we communicate in a world without face-to-face communication (eg messaging apps, Skype etc)?
• Tips to become a better presenter
• Tips to communicate more effectively in conference calls
• How persuaders are irreplaceable and how those with these skills will transcend the threats from AI
• 3 Suggestions for next week
• What’s been the greatest technology threat/opportunity for your business?

More about Martin

Twitter: @ImpactTologist
LinkedIn: Martin Brooks
Video interview with Martin

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