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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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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?"

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

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!

Understand what the whole Conversational AI revolution is all about

Content

35 Lessons1 Project2 Quizzes

Hello Alexa: An Introduction to the World of Voice

7 Lessons

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

2 Lessons

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.

Introducing "Hero Trivia": Your First Alexa Skill

Creating Your First Skill

Understanding the Developer Console

Creating an Invocation Name

Creating Intents and Building the Model

Understanding the Boilerplate Code

Testing the Template Alexa Skill

Hero Trivia: Add Intent and Utterances

Hero Trivia: Coding LaunchRequestHandler

Hero Trivia: Coding GetTriviaIntentHandler

Hero Trivia: Coding HelpIntentHandler

Hero Trivia: Final Code

Hero Trivia: Testing

Submission and Certification

Quiz

Advanced Concepts

2 Lessons

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

Session and Session Attributes

A Quick Introduction to ASK CLI

Building a Game: Voice Clues

6 Lessons

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

Building a Game: Voice Clues

Project Setup and Invocation Name

Making the VUI Model in the Developer Console

Defining Slots and Slot Types

Define AnswerIntent

Interaction Model JSON

Voice Clues: Coding with ASK CLI

Project

Next Steps

3 Lessons

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

Certification Tips and Tricks

Advanced Features

Wrapping Up

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Priyankar Kumar and

Ashish Jha

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