Rank #1: How IVR Design Can Help Us Improve VUI with Maria Spyropoulou, Speech Systems Analyst at Eckoh

Maria Spyropoulou is a Speech Systems Analyst at Eckoh and has studied language and linguistics for a long time. She suggests that an IVR system is just like any other speech-enabled application and that they have a great advantage over Alexa Skills/ Google Actions. She shares with us the lessons she's learned the hard way from designing IVR systems and how it can help VUI.
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May 15 2020
26mins
Rank #2: How Brands Can Find Value in Voice with Jonathan Patrizio of Mobiquity

Today you'll hear an interview by Keri Roberts with one of our sponsors for VOICE Summit, the Principal Solutions Architect at Mobiquity, Jonathan Patrizio, talk about how brands can find value in voice and some case studies his team has created for companies like Butterball and Atom Tickets. Enjoy and be sure to check them out at the summit next week.
Jul 20 2019
16mins
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Rank #3: Creators of the Top Alexa Game Skill with Sarah Andrew Wilson and Joel Wilson

Here's another episode of The Voices Behind VOICE series hosted by Keri Roberts. In these episodes, you'll get to hear from our attendees of the VOICE Summit. Each guest is either creating something within the voice space, looking for ways to use voice in their business or investing in companies within the voice space. Listen in for about 15 minutes as each person talks about how they got into technology, what they're creating or wanting to create within the voice space, why they're attending VOICE and who they're looking to connect with plus, why voice is important.
This episode features Founder Joel Wilson and VP Sarah Andrew Wilson, of Matchbox.io, helping businesses find their voice and the creators of the top Alexa game skill - Question of the Day.
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Jun 26 2019
12mins
Rank #4: 2019 Voice Trends with Dave Isbitski, Amazon Alexa's Chief Evangelist

Dave Isbitski is Amazon Alexa's Chief Evangelist - so if he doesn't know what's going on with Alexa, who does? Dave is coming back to Newark this Summer for VOICE 19 as our keynote speaker and in this chat with Pete, he goes into some of the trends of what he sees coming this year to his keynote, as well as reflecting on some of the growth in the #VoiceFirst market compared to previous tech revolutions.
Apr 18 2019
34mins
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Rank #5: Blending Science and Art to Explore How Sound Affects Mood with Steve Keller

In this episode of Inside Voice, Voice Summit programming and content director, Janice Mandel, speaks with Steve Keller, the Sonic Strategy Director for Pandora, the largest streaming music platform in the US. Prior to joining Pandora, Steve was the founder and CEO of iV, an audio consultancy based in Nashville that specialized in the strategy, content, research and management necessary for successful audio branding initiatives. What does someone with over 25 years of experience in the music industry and a BA in Psychology do when his heart says sonic expression and his head seeks out data? Like an alchemist, he blends science and art to explore how sound affects mood and behavior. When it all works, he says, it seems like magic. Here's just a preview of what you'll hear from Steve as he takes the main stage at VOICE Summit this July. Don't miss his panels though -- that's where the inside scoop on what Pandora's up to is bound to come up.
Jun 07 2019
34mins
Rank #6: How Small Businesses & Celebrities Can Monetize with Voice with Kam Taitt, Voice Consultant

Are you a small business who is wondering how a voice experience could help you monetize? Keri Roberts chats with Kam Taitt, a voice consultant at Conversational Theater - A Division of Cantu Holdings. He talks about how a small business can use voice to monetize plus why celebrities and professional athletes can and should create a voice experience and questions they should ask themselves to start the process.
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Oct 11 2019
17mins
Rank #7: Why Avatars Matter with Voice with David Colleen, CEO of Sapient X

David Colleen is the CEO of Sapient X a company that is winning the competition in voice by creating more personalized experiences. He talks about why he thinks having an avatar with voice is important for the user experience, how his company is creating top notch voice experiences for companies like Volvo, LG, Mitsubishi and Future Robot, plus his advice to other voice agencies on how to lead in innovation.
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Apr 03 2020
24mins
Rank #8: The Future of Voice with Ian Utile

Prepare for some mind blowing folks - this one we go DEEP into the Future of Voice with the unique perspectives of Mr Ian Utile. In this conversation recorded at the Alexa Conference with James Poulter, Ian discusses his perspectives on the far future of voice as an operating system and how the blockchain could also help democratise content creation. You're going to wanna strap in for this one!
Mar 03 2019
18mins
Rank #9: Leading Voice Innovation with Nithya Thadani and Nick Godfrey CEO & COO of RAIN

RAIN was founded in 1999 and has been a top agency for a long time. In the last few years, RAIN made the decision to pivot to voice. In this episode, Nithya Thadani, the CEO of RAIN and Nick Godfrey, the COO of RAIN, discuss why they transitioned to voice, how they've been able to lead in innovation in voice and attract clients like Starbucks, Tide, Headspace and more, plus how they manage leading a top voice agency and being a great parent.
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Jan 08 2020
20mins
Rank #10: How to Create the Best Conversational Design for AI with Clinc

Today you'll hear Keri Roberts do an interview with one of our sponsors for VOICE Summit, the Director of Marketing, Emma Furlong, at Clinc. She talks about how their company is creating the best conversational design for AI. Enjoy and be sure to check them out at the summit next week.
Jul 19 2019
6mins
Rank #11: Voice on the Go with Patrick Givens, VP Head of Vaynersmart at Vaynermedia

Voice is going beyond just a smart speaker at home with the growth of hearables, voice car experiences and more. Patrick Givens, the VP Head of Vaynersmart at Vaynermedia talks about why we need to be thinking of voice on the go, how to start strategizing for experiences like this, why Vaynermedia created a voice tech division and how Vaynersmart is helping brands create and market voice well.
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Jan 10 2020
20mins
Rank #12: How to Build Habit Forming Voice Products with Nir Eyal, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of "Hooked"

Nir Eyal is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. He founded two tech companies, is an active investor in companies such as Eventbrite, Anchor, Kahoot and more and his writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. You'll hear where his interest in psychology started from, how to get people hooked on your product in an ethical way, what he thinks voice technology needs in order to get more people hooked to skills, why we tend to get distracted during our day and how to cultivate a life where we get more done and feel less guilt.
Learn more about what Nir spoke about in this episode at the links below:
The schedule maker tool he mentioned is here.
Summary article here.
Distraction guide here.
Habits vs routines article here.
Indistractable Model graphic here.
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May 08 2020
49mins
Rank #13: Data that Matters for Voice with Brandee Sanders

Data matters when it comes to voice and marketing. Brandee Sanders, the Director of Marketing Operations Appetize talks about what data really matters most, what type of research you should do before, during and after creating a voice skill, and why voice data is important to track and understand to improve your voice skills.
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Nov 22 2019
21mins
Rank #14: 6 Practices for Better Voice Assistants with Anshu Chakrabortty, Director of Product Management at SoundHound

SoundHound Inc. has been in the Voice AI space for over 14 years. With multiple clients across industries including Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Honda, Hyundai, Pandora and Harman to name a few, SoundHound has become one of the leaders in the voice industry. Anshu Chakrabortty, the Director of Product Management at SoundHound, talks about how the company began, why a voice strategy is so important for a brand to have and the 6 best practices for building better voice assistants.
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Jan 03 2020
16mins
Rank #15: Marketing Tips for Voice from Leaders in the Space

Inside VOICE was recently interviewing live in person at a voice tech event called Project Voice in Tennessee. On this episode you'll hear Sanjeev Surati and John Iwasz talk about marketing and branding in a voice first world, Katy Boungard discuss discovering voice experiences through social media, Brandon Kaplan talk about using a variety of marketing tactics and data to keep users coming back to your skills and lastly, Stuart Crane talks about lead capturing with voice.
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Feb 21 2020
48mins
Rank #16: The 4 Step Process to Creating a Voice Experience with Scot Westwater, Co-Founder of Pragmatic Digital

On this episode, you'll hear something a little different on the podcast as we bring you actionable education you can use right now. Listen in as Keri Roberts talks with Scot Westwater, the Co-Founder of Pragmatic Digital. If you're a brand and you're excited about voice but just not sure where to start, Scot gives a detailed 4 step process anyone can use to start building their voice experience. Check out their helpful skill mentioned by asking your smart speaker to "Launch Voice Facts."
Sep 18 2019
25mins
Rank #17: How to Choose a Voice Talent for Your Company's Brand with Voices.com CEO Dave Ciccarelli

Today you'll hear James Poulter interview one of our sponsors for VOICE Summit, Voices.com. You'll hear the CEO of Voices.com, Dave Ciccarelli talk about his background in audio engineering and how he created the number once source for voiceover talent, why voiceover talent is a growing industry, why humanity and emotion is important for the voice technology community and how to decide on a voice for your company's brand. Enjoy and be sure to check them out at the summit later this month.
Jul 10 2019
24mins
Rank #18: Educating Developers About Actions on Google with Yüksel Tolun, Google Developer Expert

Yüksel Tolun is a lawyer by day in Turkey, but he's also a Google Developer Expert. Listen as he talks about his passion for developing voice skills as well as teaching developers how to do the same, why he says translating emotions and feelings is imperative for voice skills, how he suggests hosting developer events and what developers should know about creating voice skills.
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Mar 27 2020
16mins
Rank #19: Voice in Australia and in Retail with Matt Ware & Lachlan Pottenger of First Voice

Matt Ware is the Head of Performance and Lachlan Pottenger is the Creative Director of FIRST Voice (also one of this year's sponsors of VOICE). In this episode, you'll hear them talk about how voice is viewed and used in Australia, why Google Assistant is more dominant than Amazon Alexa in Australia, how their company helped Officeworks increase their retail numbers with voice, why conversational design is important for retail voice experiences, what to expect from their talk at the summit and why they think voice is important.
Jul 08 2019
18mins
Rank #20: Voice Technology for Dentists with Chithra Durgam DDS, Co-Founder of DentalFlashGo

Chithra Durgam has been a dentist for over 15 years, but she's also been using social media to build her practice. She talks about how she's used TikTok, how she appeared in Gary Vaynerchuck's book, how she cofounded the voice skill DentalFlashGo and what it will do for the dental community, how being in voice has changed her business and her views on how the healthcare community can use voice more in the future.
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May 13 2020
19mins