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

A Skill that remembers interactions with and information about a user.

A Skill that guides a user and keeps all options open for achieving a task.


A Skill that understands and processes what a user says appropriately.


A Skill that makes the user feel as if they are having a real conversation with a person.

Which of the following best describes an available Skill?




Which of the following best describes an available Skill?

A Skill that guides a user and keeps all options open for achieving a task.

A Skill that understands and processes what a user says appropriately.

Which of the following best describes a *personalized* Skill?

Which of the following best describes a personalized Skill?

Which of the following best describes a relatable Skill?


Which of the following best describes a relatable Skill?

Have a really long introduction to help understand what your Skill is about.

Enable users to correct themselves if they misspeake.

Plan for errors and gracefully direct users to the next steps.

Shut the Skill in case the user makes mistakes.

Which of the following is an Alexa design principle that you should use to design Skills?


Which of the following is an Alexa design principle that you should use to design Skills?

(True or False) “You should choose consistency over variability when designing Alexa Skills.”


(True or False) “You should choose consistency over variability when designing Alexa Skills.”

Test what you have learned.

Test what you have learned.

It's time to test your understanding with a mini-quiz.

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

Quiz