1. David Wengier
Introduction to Amazon Echo Skills

2. Recording
Utterances,
Intents &
Slots
Output Speech,
Card &
End Session Flag
Recording

3. Alexa, ask Max what he thinks
of DDDWake word Launch Skill name UtteranceIntent Slot
Max.WhatHeThinks(“DDD”)
Alexa, ask Max if he likes DDD
Alexa, ask Max whether DDD is
good
Intent Slot
Intent Slot Intent

4. "request": {
"type": "IntentRequest",
"requestId": “…guids are cool…",
"intent": {
"name": “WhatHeThinks",
"slots": {
"message": {
"name": “topic",
"value": “DDD"
}
}
},
"locale": "en-US",
"timestamp": "2017-10-14T23:43:55Z"
}

5. "speechletResponse": {
"outputSpeech": {
"text": "Max thinks DDD is silly pants"
},
"card": {
"content": "Max thinks DDD is silly pants",
"title": "Yuk"
},
"shouldEndSession": true
}

6. NOW WHAT?
• If you have an Echo, start building
• If you don’t have an Echo, start building anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯
(hint: use https://echosim.io/)
• Develop a chat bot, integrate with cognitive services like LUIS
• Research and practice creating voice UIs

7. Thank You!!
Go build something!
(after the other presenters have finished)
David Wengier
@davidwengier