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"Alexa or Hey Google,
Ask Create My Voice to Read Blog Post 31"
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The Voice Technology within Smart Speakers (like Amazon Alexa and Google Home) is sometimes referred to as a Digital Assistant.  While the Smart Speaker creators are making their Digital Assistants "smarter", both Google and Amazon have created a way to extend the functionality of their Digital Assistants.  This means that we can make the Digital Assistant "smarter" by having a Voice App that knows how to talk about your intellectual property (IP).

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Chip Edwards at PodFestExpoWhat happens when you get 1800 podcasters together? Lots of stories, lots of learning, lots of connections, lots of making new friends.

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There are many news articles that talk about Voice Technology.  A number of the articles discuss Voice Search, both why Voice Search is important, and how to update your content to make Voice Search more effective.  The following are a few articles that you may want to use to do further research:

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In my speaking engagements this year, I've been emphasizing the importance of Branding in a Voice-First world.  The most critical Branding element in the verbal world is the Invocation Name.  The Invocation Name is how your audience engages you verbally.  An Invocation Name in the voice-first world is the same as a Domain Name on the internet.  Let me say that another way: on the internet, your audience will interact with your content by visiting your website and your audience accesses your website through your domain name (aka URL).  In the Voice-First world, you provide your content to your audience through a Voice App and your audience accesses your custom Voice App through your Invocation Name.  So, when Google disabled thousands of Voice Apps earlier this week, it was like taking down your website.

 

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"Alexa or Hey Google,
Ask Create My Voice to Read Blog Post 27"
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Greetings.

I'm Alexa, Amazon's Smart Speaker Voice Assistant.

With a little help from Create My Voice, I can read your blog posts aloud. Now your audience can listen to your blog posts while making breakfast, working out, or driving to work.