Are you a voice developer or designer? Are you excited about the future of voice? Are you curious about an ambient computing future where our TV's, appliances, watches, phones, and more can talk with you to create new experiences? Join us on the Bixby Developers Chat to learn conversational AI. Join host Roger Kibbe as he talks with guests about voice, AI, Bixby, technology innovation, and where the exciting Voice industry is going,
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Listen to conversations with voice technology experts, and boost your knowledge and technical skills. Learn from #voicefirst professionals about voice interfaces, voice assistants, chatbots, alexa, machine learning, data science and AI. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, as well as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and more.
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Voice-first technology is becoming the operating system of healthcare, and it is poised to completely disrupt the way we experience everything in health and medicine. We are entering the era of ambient computing – smart speakers around us that are ready to carry out our commands through the most natural interfaces known to us – our voices. In this podcast, we discuss the latest news, projects, research, and breakthroughs about the rapidly expanding intersection of Healthcare and VoiceFirst t ...
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Lowell Robinson discusses Voice Innovation and our Relationship with Tech - Episode 44
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In this episode, Roger talks with KQED's Senior Producer of Voice and AI, Lowell Robinson. Lowell and KQED have been very innovative with voice and have explored the interaction between humans and machines in depth. Lowell discusses KQED innovations, the challenges of voice, and philosophically about man-machine interactions. Links from the Show KQ…
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Michael Novak discusses Voice Privacy, Web3, and the Metaverse - Episode 43
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In this episode, Roger talks with entrepreneur Michael Novak. Michael and Roger discuss Michael's history with voice, his work with the Open Voice Network, voice and privacy, and where and how Web3 and the metaverse intersect with voice. As always Roger asks his guest to give his voice predictions at the end! Keeping in Touch Michael on LinkedIn - …
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The State of Voice with Prasad Sethumadhavan - Episode 42
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In this episode, Roger talks with his colleague at Samsung, Prasad Sethumadhavan. Prasad has had a career working with Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung Bixby as well as earlier voice assistants like TellMe. Roger and Prasad discuss the state of voice, what is working and what isn't and why, and the future of voice. Roger and Prasad disc…
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Tim Kahle and Dominik Meißner of 169 Labs discuss Voice and the Future - Episode 41
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In this episode, Roger talks with Tim Kahle and Dominik Meißner of 169 Labs. Tim and Dominik are voice OG's and have a long history of building compelling voice experiences. Roger, Tim, and Dominik discuss: Their first experiences with voice Their infamous travel experiences getting to the seminal 2018 Alexa Conference How and why 169 Labs was foun…
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GPT-3 and the Future of Voice with Steve Tingiris - Episode 40
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In this episode, Roger talks with Steve Tingiris, the CEO of Dabble Lab. Steve is an expert in voice development and has just published a book about using OpenAI's GPT-3 Roger and Steve discuss Steve's first experience with voice and how he started developing for it Steve's ambitious first Alexa skill What Steve's company, Dabble Lab does The oppor…
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Healthcare, Browsers and Voice with Nick Myers - Episode 39
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In this episode, Roger talks with Nick Myers, the CEO of Redfox AI. Redfox just introduced the V Lab voice assistant which solves a very challenging issue in health care. Roger and Nick discuss Nick's professional background and how he started with Voice The founding of RedFox.AI and their pivots Nicks very personal story about V Lab and why it's s…
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Democratizing Voice and Voice in Europe with Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald - Episode 38
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In this episode, Roger talks with Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald. Maarten is a voice evangelist; He works with the Dutch Voice coalition to bring voice to the Dutch people, founded Project Zilver which brings voice to elder adults, actively works on the Open Voice Network, and is an all-around icon in the voice community. Roger and Maarten discuss Maarten…
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Hearables and the Future with Dave Kemp - Episode 37
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In this episode, Roger talks with Dave Kemp. Dave runs business development for Oaktree Products but is most well known for his Future Ear podcast and his thought leadership around hearables and voice Dave and Roger discuss Dave's Background and the founding of Oaktree Products How a hearing aid components company and Dave got involved with voice D…
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Roger Kibbe on Two Voice Devs - Episode 36
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This episode is a little different. Roger was interviewed by the Two Voice Devs podcast a couple of weeks ago. In this podcast within a podcast, Roger's interview by Mark Tucker and Allen Firstenberg, of Two Voice Devs, is embedded within the Bixby Developers Chat podcast Because of vacations, the regular Bixby Developers Chat format will be back i…
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5 Fantastic French Startups - Vivatech 2021 - Voice Tech Podcast ep.086
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Five different french audio startups explain what their companies’ missions are as they’re interviewed at the Vivatech 2021 mega-conference in Paris, France. One french company that stood out was Cogneed, which focuses on the power of AI specifically when it comes to Inside Sales, Customer Care & Sales Development Reps, assisting them with dynamic …
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Speechly with Otto Söderlund - Episode 35
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In this episode, Roger talks with Otto Söderlund. Otto is the CEO and co-founder of Speechly. Speechly is voice enabling mobile apps, the web, and more with its speech tools and framework. Otto and Roger discuss: Our shared early computing experiences Otto's career path prior to Speechly Early experiences with voice The founding of Speechly What Sp…
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Conversation Design Festival - Hans van Dam, CDI - Voice Tech Podcast ep.085
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Hans van Dam is the CEO of Conversation Design Institute, a company that teaches a human-centric workflow to conversation design which has proven itself in organisations around the world. This is Hans’s second appearance on the show, the first one being in episode 51 back in January. Hans explains what exactly conversation design means and focuses …
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Testing and Quality Experiences for Voice with John Kelvie - Episode 34
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In this episode, Roger talks with John Kelvie. John is the founder and CEO of Bespoken, a tool for testing and QA of voice applications. John is a voice veteran. Prior to founding Bespoken, John was the CTO of XappMedia, an early innovator in audio advertising. John and Roger discuss: Voice in the "old days" e.g. 2018 John's work with voice and Xap…
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Real-time Voice Changer - Jaime Bosch & Alex Bordanova, Voicemod
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Jaime Bosch is the co-founder CEO of Voicemod, a massively popular real-time voice manipulation, augmentation & soundboard application for Windows PC. He is joined by Alex Bordanova, Director of Audio Experience at Voicemod. Based in Valencia, Spain, Voicemod has amassed over 17 million registered users & is the number one choice to create a unique…
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A.I. Service Desks - Muddu Sudhakar, Aisera - Voice Tech Podcast ep.083
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Muddu Sudhakar is the CEO of Aisera, the world’s first solution to use Conversational AI and Conversational RPA to transform the Service Desk in the Enterprise. We discuss how enterprises are using Aisera’s A.I. to automate and auto-resolve service desk requests from both employees and customers. Muddu predicts that service desk tools will be used …
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Open Voice Network with Jon Stine - Episode 33
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In this episode, Roger talks with Jon Stine. Jon is the executive director and founder of the Open Voice Network. The Open Voice Network (OVN) is working to advocate for an open voice ecosystem and bring technical standards to voice Jon has a deep background in retail technology and strategy. Prior to founding OVN, John worked for many years at Int…
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Voice Transformation - Marco Liuni, Alta Voce - Voice Tech Podcast ep.082
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Marco Liuni is the co-founder and audio miner at Alta Voce, a research-backed startup based in Paris, France that shapes the emotions in human and artificial voices to enhance communication. Their product, Alta Call, is a voice transformation technology for contact centers, improving both the clarity of speech and enhancing the smile in the voice. …
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Sonic Marketing with Jeanna Isham - Episode 32
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In this episode, Roger talks with sonic marketing expert and composer, Jeanna Isham Jeanna is an accomplished sonic marketer. She is the founder of DreamR Productions, teaches sonic marketing at soundinmarketing.com, and is the host of the Sound in Marketing podcast. Jeanna and Roger discuss: What is sonic marketing and what companies are doing wit…
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Interactive Storytelling - Christian Mahnke, EarReality - Voice Tech Podcast ep.081
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Christian Mahnke is CEO of EarReality, which helps some of the biggest companies in the world such as Disney, Audible, and Vox create interactive stories for voice marketing. Their stories are published on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and more. Christian shares some of his best practices for interactive voice writers, including why…
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Karol Stryja and Michal Stanislawek - Creating a Voice Community - Live on Clubhouse - Episode 31
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In this episode, Roger interviews Voice Lunch founders Karol Stryja and Michal Stanislawek! This is an experimental episode that was recorded live on the hot social voice startup, Clubhouse. I would love any feedback on this experiment - what worked, what didn't. Let me know via tweet/DM etc - @rogerkibbe Karol and Michal discuss: Founding VoiceLun…
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Voice Development and the Future with Allen Firstenberg - Episode 30
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In this episode, Roger talks with voice development expert and thought leader Allen Firstenberg. Allen is a developer and project manager for Objective Consulting and is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for many Google products. Allen slso co-hosts with Mark Tucker, the must listen to Two Voice Devs podcast. Allen and Roger discuss: What Objective C…
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The Evolution of Voice with Pete Haas - Episode 29
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In this episode, Roger talks with voice development guru, Pete Haas. Pete has been working in voice for 16 years. He is an application development manager at Verascape (call center IVR), runs Conversation Curve his voice design and development agency, and has built many engaging voice experiences. Pete and Roger discuss many things including: Pete'…
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Shyamala Prayaga discusses Voice in Autos, Conversational Design, Diversity and Inclusiveness - Episode 28
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In this episode, Roger talks with the conversational designer, educator, and voice leader Shyamala Prayaga. Shyamala is a product owner for Ford's Autonomous Digital Assistant, the founder of the Digital Assistant Academy, and the host of The Future is Spoken Podcast. Shyamala and Roger discuss a variety of topics including How Shyamala got into vo…
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For this special end of year podcast, I did something special. I asked everyone whose been a guest on the podcast over the past year to contribute to this end of the year, special edition of the podcast 32 amazing voice gurus contributed to this end of the year podcast. I asked each voice guru to Introduce themselves Hidden Gem Question: What is a …
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For this special end of year podcast, I did something special. I asked everyone whose been a guest on the podcast over the past year to contribute to this end of year, special edition of the podcast 32 amazing voice gurus contributed to this end of the year podcast. I asked each voice guru to Introduce themselves Hidden Gem Question: What is a voic…
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WordPress to Alexa - Christian Petroske, ShoutWorks - Voice Tech Podcast ep.080
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Christian Petroske is President of Shoutworks, a new Wordpress plugin that lets you publish content to Amazon Alexa with the push of a button. ShoutWorks lets you send notifications through Amazon Alexa, with a 90 percent plus open rate. This helps publishers grow their audience, get more leads, and boost sales in a few clicks. In this episode, Chr…
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Ian Utile Talks Tech, Voice, the Future and Empowering the World
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In this episode, Roger talks with entrepreneur, futurist, and voice enthusiast, Ian Utile. Ian is the founder and CEO of attn.live, a platform to enable content creators to monetize and distribute their content across multiple channels. Ian and Roger have a lively discussion of how they got started in technology. They discuss what childhood and tee…
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The VOICE doctor, Teri Fisher Talks Voice, Podcasts, Medicine and Community
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In this episode, Roger talks with Teri Fisher, the "The Voice Doctor." He is the host of the Voice in Canada Flash Briefing, the host of the Voice First Health Podcast, the host of the Voice Den, the creator of VOICEismyOS, the creator of Briefcast.fm, and an all-around voice guru. And by day, Teri is a Sports and Exercise Physician and a Clinical …
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Alexa Skill Numbers - Simon Landry, Voice Market Data - Voice Tech Podcast ep.079
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Simon Landry is the founder of Voice Market Data, a service that makes voice market data more accessible to voice developers. We discover how a macro view of the Alexa marketplace can help us measure app success in different markets, spot new product opportunities and feature ideas, and highlight discoverability issues. Simon’s extensive academic b…
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Dancing, Journalism, Sloths and Developing Voice Experiences with Jenny Mero
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In this episode, Roger talks with Jenny Mero. Jenny is a very successful voice developer and most well known for her Freeze Dance voice experience. Jenny is both an Alexa Champion and a Bixby Premier Developer. Jenny discusses her career in journalism including putting "life and limb" in danger to get an exclusive interview with Hugo Chavez, the fo…
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Podcast Tips, Tools and Voice - Carl Robinson, Rumble Studio - Voice Tech Podcast ep.078
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This episode was created by Roger Kibbe, senior developer evangelist for Viv Labs/Samsung, for the Bixby Developers Chat podcast. Roger interviewed me, Carl Robinson, about my new project, Rumble Studio. It’s an innovative new tool for recording podcasts and audio content asynchronously; and yes, we used Rumble Studio to record this podcast! Here’s…
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Voice Agencies, Education and Voice, and Star Trek with Daniel Mittendorf
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In this episode, Roger talks with Daniel Mittendorf. Daniel is an accomplished voice developer and both an Alexa Champion and a Bixby Premier Developer. He founded Digivoice.io, a voice agency and recently joined Beyto Agency as the CTO. We discuss how Daniel got involved in voice and how he has gone from building his first voice experience (Stream…
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Voice X Design Sprint - Maaike Coppens - Voice Tech Podcast ep.077
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Speech Processing for Disease - Prof. Ami Moyal, President, Afeka Tel Aviv College of Engineering - Voice Tech Podcast ep.076
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro Imagine if voice technology could be used to diagnose diseases! This could be a reality if voice tech is used to identify non-speech sounds, such as coughs. This focus is of particular interest at the moment…
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Voice and Podcasts with the Dynamic Duo: Kane Simms and Dustin Coates
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In this episode, Roger talks with Kane Simms and Dustin Coates. Kane and Dustin are most well know for their VUX World podcast (a must-listen) and are very accomplished voice pros! We discuss how they got started in voice and what keeps them excited in voice and conversational AI. Kane tells us how the VUX World podcast was created, how Dustin was …
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In this episode, Roger talks with Nick Schwab. Nick is very well known for his Sleep Sounds voice experiences and is the founder and CEO of Sleep Jar/Invoked Apps. We talk about Nick's early adventures with voice and how a noisy upstairs neighbor lead him to create sleep sounds for his personal use. He then released it to the skills store and then …
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Interactive Web - Speak2Web & Outgrow - Voice Tech Podcast ep.075
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro Today on the show, we welcome Jason Croyle, the Director of Partnerships at Speak2Web, and Dr. Saksham Sharda, the Creative Director at Outgrow, to talk about interactive websites and website marketing throu…
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Podcast Tips, Tools and Voice with Carl Robinson
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In this episode, Roger talks with Carl Robinson. Carl is the CEO of Rumble Studio, an innovative new tool for recording podcasts and audio content. Carl is also well known as the host of the Voice Tech Podcast and creator of VoiceTechPodcast.com We discuss how Carl got involved in podcasting and what he has learned 70+ podcasts in. Carl gives some …
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The Fourth Age - Byron Reese, Gigaom - Voice Tech Podcast ep.074
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro When we talk about the way that AI will shape the future, there are such polarized beliefs, with one camp fearing it and the other vehemently dismissing these fear-filled claims. Today’s guest, Byron Reese, …
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Open Source NLU - Alan Nichol, Rasa - Voice Tech Podcast ep.073
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro Aside from having an excellent product, one of the best ways to foster adoption is by building community support early on. One company that has reaped the rewards of taking this approach, is Rasa, an open-so…
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Games, Success and Voice with Sarah Andrew Wilson
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Show Notes: In this episode, I talk with Sarah Andrew Wilson of Matchbox.io. Sarah is the CCO and part of the Matchbox founding team and an Alexa Champion. Matchbox has created some of the most successful voice experiences including Question of the Day, Riddle of the Day, Three Questions, and Kids Quiz. Late last year, Matchbox acquired Opearlo whi…
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Saykara in the Office with Dr. Gabe Charbonneau
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In this episode, Teri welcomes Dr. Gabriel Charbonneau, a family physician (Family medicine specialist) in Stevensville, MT. Dr. Charbonneau comes on to share his experience in using voice technology at his practice and specifically the voice assistant called Saykara. SayKara’s goal is to free physicians from the mountains of paperwork that await t…
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Reinventing Podcasts with Rachel Batish of Audioburst
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Show Notes: In this episode, I talk with Rachel Batish of Audioburst. Audioburst is reinventing the podcast and audio industry by providing searchable audio. One can search the actual audio of podcasts and listen to snippets of a podcast using Audioburst. Rachel talks about getting a start with voice as a co-founder of Conversation.one. Conversatio…
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Text-to-Speech Wizardry - Niclas Bergstrom, ReadSpeaker - Voice Tech Podcast ep.072
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro Brand recognition has long been about logos, taglines, and advertising campaigns, but what if you could use a voice that sounded like your brand to add another level of brand awareness? This is one of the ma…
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Someone to Practice With - Elie Dordek, ShanenLi - Voice Tech Botcast ep.071
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro This is a special bonus episode recorded on the new Rumble Studio audio platform that I’ve created. Rumble Studio is a conversational A.I. SaaS for businesses to plan, record, publish and distribute audio fo…
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Siri for Hand Washing with Eric Sauve of Speebly
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In this episode, Teri welcomes Eric Sauvé, the Chief of Product and User Experience at Speebly. Eric has been a serial entrepreneur for years and has started and built numerous startups, some of which were acquired by larger companies. He developed an interest in voice technology somewhere along the journey and ended up co-founding Speebly, a voice…
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Interactive Stories with Ear Reality
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Show Notes: In this episode, we talk with Christian Mahnke and Sebastian Schöps of Ear Reality. Ear Reality creates interactive voice fiction and has an authoring tool to create interactive voice stories and experiences. Christian and Sebastian share how they got started with voice and their passion for interactive storytelling. We discuss voice ex…
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Conversational Components - Yaki Dunietz, CoCo - Voice Tech Podcast ep.070
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro As the voice industry continues to grow in leaps and bounds, conversational components stand out as a key development moving forward. What are these conversational components? Simply put, they are modular bl…
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Adam Cheyer talks Siri, Viv Labs and over 25 years in Voice
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Show Notes: In this episode, we talk with voice legend, Adam Cheyer. Adam was the co-founder of Siri, Viv Labs, Change.org, and Sentient Technologies. We first talk about Change.org, how and why it was founded, and why this platform is an enabler for the social justice movements of today. Adam talks about his early work at SRI and how this lead to …
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Investing in Voice - Yannick Oswald, Mangrove Capital - Voice Tech Podcast ep.069
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This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro As the number of voice tech innovations continues to rise, how are investors responding? Is there interest in this potential investment niche or has it not yet penetrated the investor psyche enough for serio…
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