The Voice Skill Workout Podcast

The Voice Skills Workout Podcast Episode 13 - Mind, Body and Soul. I talk about and demo 5 skills to help you get in shape with Alexa for the summer. My Boxing Coach, 7-Minute Workout, 1- Minute Mindfulness/Peace One Minute at a Time, Guided Meditation: Meditation of the Day for Calm are the skills I'm talking about. I demo them so you can see if you can use them. Music By www.freesfx.co.uk

TVSW Podcast Episode 12 - Working out the Echo Connect - We review and demo the Echo Connect device you can ask Alexa to call anyone using your home phone service—all you have to do is ask. Because Echo Connect uses your home phone number, either landline or VoIP, friends and family recognize the call. Answer your home phone on your Echo from across the room, so you can easily talk to anyone hands-free when you’re busy making dinner or away from the phone. which is compatible with all Amazon Echo products. Check out what my family said about the connect. Music by www.freesfx.co.uk

Kesha Williams is an award-winning software engineer with over 20 years’ experience specializing in full stack web application development using Java, Spring, Angular, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Kesha is the developer behind the Live, Plan, Eat Alexa skill. We chat about voice assistants, the S.T.E.M field, women in technology and her favorite skills. Music by www.freesfx.co.uk

Episode 10 - Routines - In this episode we are talking Alexa routines, what they are, how to set them up and the new features Amazon has added to it. As of April 4, 2018 you can add music(podcast, library, streaming services) and control the volume for your routine. Music by www.freesfx.co.uk

Episode 9 - Alexa Dev Days We talk about my experiences at Alexa Dev Days. These are hands on workshops Sponsored by Amazon and Intel designed to show participants how to develop Alexa skills. I'll help you to find out when these days are happening and also other resources to help those who want to develop skills. Music by www.freesfx.co.uk

Episode 8 - We briefly introduce the new brief mode for the Amazon echo Alexa line. It allows the echo to answer with a soft tone instead of the spoken OK to let you know the command has been completed. We tell you how to set it up and demo the skill for you. Music by www.freesfx.co.uk

Episode 7 - A Quick update on March Madness, KU still in it! We demo three dog skills: The Dog Feeder, Guard Dog, Stop Dog Barking. If you own a dog, live alone or need to quiet a dog these skills can help you. Music By www.freesfx.co.uk

Episode 6 - March Madness is here and preview the NCAA March Madness Skill and the Westwood One Sports Skill. Talk to Google Home about March Madness. I get my laugh on with Alexa and talk about her follow up mode. Music: www.freesfx.co.uk

This Episode we demo the Roav VIVA, by Anker, Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger for In-Car Navigation, Hands-Free Calling and Music Streaming. We discuss the Amazon AWS outage that happened on March 2, 2018 and how to control your devices in a outage. Music by www.freesfx.com.uk