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?"

Alexa Skills 101: Building voice apps for Alexa

# Before you begin

Delete the dummy utterance we added earlier inside `AnswerIntent` in the developer console. 

# Define utterances for AnswerIntent

There are different ways in which a user can respond to the clues they get:

> “The capital is Delhi.”

> “Delhi.”

> “The answer is London.”

Remember that "Delhi" and "London" represent a slot. So how do we indicate that a certain part of the utterance is a slot in the interaction model?


Go inside `AnswerIntent` in the developer console. 

Type `{city}` in the utterance. We should see the following:

We will define AnswerIntent in the interaction model.

Hello Alexa: An Introduction to the World of Voice

Setting You Up For Success

Your First Skill

Advanced Concepts

Building a Game: Voice Clues

Voice Clues: Coding with ASK CLI

Next Steps

Define AnswerIntent

Before you begin

Define utterances for AnswerIntent