James: 01:02 What’s the killer app in voice? I keep saying to people is that the killer app for Alexa isn’t some skill. Those are the use cases that really get people excited about something.Īndrew: 00:58 Another topic we discussed was what’s the voice killer app?
James: 00:43 When you start adding voice first as an interface voice plus vision, voice plus UI voice plus kinetic responses like telling your Roomba to start kind of going around the living room and vacuuming something, or turning your coffee machine on. We had a great conversation about the future of voice, not just smart speakers. James Poulter, who is the co-founder of voice agency Vixen labs. James: 00:24 Smart speakers are driving adoption of voice technology across all other platforms.Īndrew: 00:29 That’s the voice of today’s guest.
You’ll find every episode full of practical ideas and answers to the question “what’s the future of” with voices and opinions that need to be heard.
Three things listeners can do next week to experiment with voiceĠ1:31 Pre-iPhone podcasting – biggest learningsĠ2:17 Work with an influencer in 25% of all homesĠ3:12 My first experience with voice assistanceĠ4:07 How children interact with smart speakersĠ4:20 the next generation will talk to their computers a the primary interfaceĠ4:42 Smart speaker are driving the growth of voice servicesĠ6:00 Don’t just focus on the smart speakerĠ7:20 A Voice-only experience is limited – “Voice+” is the futureĠ8:00 A great example of voice is What 3 wordsĠ9:52 What will Google Duplex do for voice?ġ3:00 Should we we saying please and thank you to voice assistants?ġ4:11 Will we have an emotionally intelligence bot in our lifetime?ġ8:00 The notion of voice brand guidelinesġ8:41 Designing voice responses based on place and personĢ0:00 Brand tone of voice – will we hear the voice of the brand?Ģ1:16 Using the voice of the Master Distiller for a Whiskey brandĢ2:33 The notion of Voice user experienceĢ4:00 Will we have dedicated voice departments?Ģ5:00 The speed of adoption of voice in under 18 monthsĢ7:00 Why we’re listening to more audio content than ever before – have reached peak screenĢ4:40 Audio can be better for our health than swiping screensĢ8:50 Audio – the screen rebellion 28:07 Voice beyond the homeĢ9:00 Bose AR is a good view of the ambient voice experience futureģ0:29 Voice in the enterprise – eg meeting room bookingsģ1:32 Surfacing data using voice “Hey Salesforce ….”ģ2:08 Ambient listening – the always on assistantģ2:26 Is our phone listening to us? The privacy squeezeģ4:08 40% of people with a smart speaker worst that they’re always listening to meģ4:30 Ambient listening use cases – mental health and ethicsģ5:20 Privacy vs utility – crossing the privacy cavern 36:42 The Voice 2 community – key learnings voice2.ioģ9:47 – one listener will get a free Echo Dot!Ĥ0:06 Where can you find out more about James ?Īndrew: 00:00 Welcome to the Actionable Futurist podcast, a show all about the near term future with practical tips and tricks from a range of global experts.Privacy vs utility – crossing the “privacy chasm”.How voice is growing thanks to “screen fatigue”.Ambient listening – what is it and what are the implications?.
In each episode, we will provide a look at what’s new, what’s next, and what you need to do next week to survive in this digital world, as told through the eyes of global experts. The Actionable Futurist Podcast answers the question “What’s the Future of … ?” In episode 3 we speak with James Poulter about the Future of … Voice.