The Speechly Podcast

Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast and the next episode in the "Designing and Developing Voice UIs" series.

In this series we will be having open discussions with members of the Product Team at Speechly exploring topics related to the Design & Development of Voice UIs in everyday technology.  We will discuss existing best practices for the Design & Development of Voice UIs as well as emerging topics relevant to the progression of Voice UI technology.

Today I am joined by Janne, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Speechly, to have a discussion on all things Automatic Speech Recognition.

We dug into topics such as:

- What is Automatic Speech Recognition?

- Having previous experience working on Alexa at Amazon, have there been any big changes in the arena of ASR since the Alexa project started?

- What are the main ASR problems being solved at Speechly and why are those problems specifically important to solve?

- Can we expect the problems around ASR to be completely solved within the near future?

- How conversations around ASR are becoming bigger than just improving the accuracy of the tech to include things like accessibility for all.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Janne on The Speechly Podcast!

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast and the next episode in the "Designing and Developing Voice UIs" series.

In this series we will be having open discussions with members of the Product Team at Speechly exploring topics related to the Design & Development of Voice UIs in everyday technology.  We will discuss existing best practices for the Design & Development of Voice UIs as well as emerging topics relevant to the progression of Voice UI technology.

Today I am joined by Antti, the Chief Product Officer at Speechly, to have a discussion on all things Natural Language Understanding.

We dug into topics such as:

- What exactly is Natural Language Understanding?

- What approaches or technologies can we use for NLU today?

- How are rule-based systems different from machine learning based systems?

- When would you prefer to use Rule-Based Systems vs Machine Learning Based Systems?

- How does Speechly do NLU?

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Antti on The Speechly Podcast!

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast and the 1st episode in a new series called "Designing and Developing Voice UIs". 

In this series we will be having open discussions with members of the Product Team at Speechly exploring topics related to the Design & Development of Voice UIs in everyday technology.  We will discuss existing best practices for the Design & Development of Voice UIs as well as emerging topics relevant to the progression of Voice UI technology.

Today I am joined by Ari Nykänen, Head of User Experience at Speechly. Ari has played a big role in creating new UI Components for Voice on the Web and we used this discussion to dig into how to effectively use UI Components like this for creating Voice-Enabled experiences.

We dug into topics such as:

    - Why UI Components are important for Voice experiences

    - The importance of Multi-Modal design for Voice UIs

    - How to effectively use Voice UI Components in your project

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Ari Nykänen on The Speechly Podcast!

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Brandon Kaplan, Founder and CEO of Skilled Creative. In the conversation, we explore Brandon's model of "Voice as a Program" when creating Voice-Enabled experiences for clients.

In this discussion we dig into the following topics:

- What is "Voice as a Program" and why is it important?

- How outcomes can vary for Project based work vs Program based work with Voice Tech.

- Ideal use cases for Voice Tech within Media & Entertainment.

- Efficiency vs Immersion with Voice Enabled experiences.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Brandon Kaplan of Skilled Creative on The Speechly Podcast!

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Donald Buckley, previously an executive at both Showtime and Warner Brothers. In the conversation, we used Don's recent article in Variety Titled "Voice Technology is the Next Big Thing in Media & Entertainment" to explore the opportunities for Voice User Interfaces in the Media and Entertainment space.

In this discussion we dig into the following topics:

- The difference between Voice as an Interface and Voice as a Platform

- The best Voice Features for Smart TVs

- Interactive Voice Advertisements

- Aligning Voice Experiences Features to User Expectations

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Marc Ladin, General Partner at the VoicePunch Venture Fund. In the conversation, we explore the intersection of Venture Capital and Voice Technology.

In this discussion we dig into the following topics:

- Why Marc started a fund focused on Audio & Voice Technology

- What makes a good Voice Tech investment in light of a hot Venture Capital market

- The difference in value between 3rd Party and 1st Party oriented Voice Experiences

- Current User Behavior with Voice Enabled Experiences

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Marc Ladin of the VoicePunch Venture Fund on The Speechly Podcast!

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Kim Conti (Head of Product) and Will Hall (Chief Creative Officer) of Rain Agency. In the conversation, we explore the best opportunities for Voice UIs in Mobile and Web Ecommerce experiences. We start by looking at the Voice Search Feature in the Sephora Mobile App and then branch off into a wider discussion.

In this discussion we dig into the following topics:

- New types of data that come with Voice User Interfaces

- The importance of Multi-Modality for Voice Commerce

- Categories that are best positioned to take advantage of Voice Commerce

- And much more on why brands should be starting to explore Voice Commerce today

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Otto Söderlund, Co-Founder and CEO of Speechly. In the conversation, we explore the best opportunities for Voice UIs in the Web and why more businesses should be paying attention to the space.

In this discussion we dig into the following topics:

- Why the "Conversational Model" with Voice User Interfaces is flawed

- Benefits of Voice as a Feature vs Voice as a Channel

- Why Voice User Interfaces are positioned for success in the Web

- The importance of aligning Voice User Interface features with User Behavior and Expectations

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Welcome to another episode of The Speechly Podcast! Today I am joined by Roger Kibbe of Viv Labs at Samsung. In the conversation, we used the Kroger Voice Assistant Experience on the Google Assistant as a starting point to further explore the best opportunities for Voice UIs in Grocery and Retail.

In this discussion we cover the following topics:

- Getting specific when starting a Voice Technology project in Retail

- How to focus on the user when building Voice-Enabled experiences

- The Pros and Cons of Voice-Enabled Kiosk and Mobile experiences

- Why now is a good time for Retailers to be building and iterating on Voice-Enabled experiences

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Welcome to another episode of the Speechly Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the Voice Consumer Index 2021 Report with Susan and Scot Westwater of Pragmatic Digital. If you would like to download the report exploring people’s behaviors around voice assistance on smart speakers, mobile and web you can find it here: Vixenlabs.co/voice-consumer-index 

In this discussion we cover the following topics:

- User Adoption Numbers for Voice Enabled experiences in 2021 across the US, UK, and Germany

- How to balance the Value of a Voice Interface with Privacy and Security concerns

- The usage of Voice across different types of devices including Mobile, Hearables, and in the Car

- Why businesses and brands should be investing in Voice-Enabled experiences now

I hope you enjoy this interview with Scot and Susan Westwater on the Speechly Podcast!

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