2019 02-06-The_Next_Frontier_Alexa
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February 6, 2019 presentation on Alexa Skill Development
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2019 02-06-The_Next_Frontier_Alexa
- 1. AGENDA • Introductions • How to get featured by Amazon • Is VOICE the next Frontier? • Comparing WordPress to Alexa Skill Dev • Free Resources to learn about Alexa • Live coding session
- 2. CAROLINE DUNN • Georgia Tech – Electrical Engineering • MBA in Marketing • First 1,000 Amazon Alexa Developers • YouTube Creator – 15K+ Subs • Featured on the front page of Alexa Skills Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2018 • 2018 New York City Marathon
- 3. FRONT PAGE ALEXA SKILL STORE
- 6. IS VOICE THE NEXT FRONTIER?
- 7. WHAT IS AN ALEXA SKILL? • Similar to an app on your smartphone • User must “open” or “launch” selected skill • Free and Freemium models • News, games, entertainment, information • Adds function and content to your Alexa
- 8. ALEXA SKILLS = THE NEXT APP STORE
- 10. AMAZON IS INVESTING IN SKILLS
- 11. • Contest with $150K in prizes • $20K for the winner • 10 Finalists - $5,000 each • Additional $3,000 prizes • Echo Dot 3rd Gen and Fire TV Stick 4K for all participants • Why? Get developers to Beta test APL syntax = Sell more screens
- 12. VOICE SEARCH? • Who has cracked the Google Search Algorithm? • Amazon and Google are experts with their search algorithms • Same SEO principals apply
- 13. HOW ALEXA IS LIKE WORDPRESS • Constant Version Updates • Recommendation: Alexa Skill Name should be the same as your Domain Name • Hot Tip: Prove Ownership of Domain Name & Authorize Alexa Skill • Start with a template
- 15. HOW TO LEARN FOR FREE Please take a picture of this slide • Where to Start: alexa.design/start • How to Design for Alexa: alexa.design/guide • Technical Documentation: alexa.design/docs • Webinars: www.twitch.tv/amazonalexa • GitHub: github.com/alexa • My Blog: alexadevgroup.com/blog • Today’s Slides: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinedunn/
- 17. LIVE CODING SESSION • How to make the Woodstock WordPress Alexa Skill • Start with Hello World Skill example - https://github.com/alex a/skill-sample-nodejs- hello-world
Editor's Notes
- 3. 13% of all households in the United States owned a smart speaker in 2017, per OC&C Strategy Consultants. That number is predicted to rise to 55% by 2022. 4. There will be an estimated 21.4 million smart speakers in the US by 2020, per Activate. 5. The voice recognition market will be a $601 million industry by 2019, per Technavio. 6. One-in-six Americans (16%) own a voice activated smart-speaker, per Edison Research and NPR.