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Alexa Skills 101: Building voice apps for Alexa

Gain insights into developing voice apps with Alexa Skills Kit. Delve into real projects, learn fundamentals, and discover how to launch apps on the Alexa skill store.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand what the whole Conversational AI revolution is all about
Learn the best practices for developing apps for voice
Get a solid understanding of how to develop Alexa skills through three hands on projects!
Use techniques you learn from this course in your own projects!
Most importantly, have a lot of fun!

Learning Roadmap

35 Lessons1 Project2 Quizzes

Hello Alexa: An Introduction to the World of Voice

Get familiar with Conversational AI, Alexa, and creating voice applications through Alexa Skills.

Conversational AI 101

Let's Meet Alexa

Alexa Skills and Alexa Skills Kit: An Introduction

Alexa, How Do You Work?

Intro to Utterances, Intents, and Slots

Designing for Voice 101

Quiz

Setting You Up For Success

Look at the essentials for preparing an Amazon Developer Account and Alexa skill setup.

Setting up an Amazon Developer Account

Before You Get Started

Your First Skill

15 Lessons

Master the steps to creating and deploying a custom Alexa skill, focusing on Hero Trivia.

Advanced Concepts

2 Lessons

Break down the steps to using session attributes and the ASK CLI for Skill development.

Building a Game: Voice Clues

6 Lessons

Solve problems in developing an Alexa game with voice clues, managing scores, and defining intents.

Voice Clues: Coding with ASK CLI

Project

Next Steps

3 Lessons

Follow certification guidelines, utilize advanced features, and connect with communities for skill enhancement.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Developed by MAANG Engineers

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Voice is the next big revolution in tech. As conversational AI finds new and interesting use cases, it's time for developers to make use of the new opportunities to re-use their existing skills to build the next generation of apps powered by voice. This course will help you learn how to start developing apps for Alexa using the Alexa Skills Kit. You will be building real and interesting projects that will help you understand the fundamentals. Along the way, you will learn all the skills you need to launch your own apps on the Alexa skill store and reach millions of customers around the world. "Hey Alexa, shall we begin?"

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Priyankar Kumar

Priyankar currently works as a full-stack web engineer. Before his present role, he worked with various startups in the conversational AI space. In his free time, he loves building side projects, hackathons, and teaching.

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