Programming Alexa Skills

Voice enabled applications are popping up more frequently today. This practical book provides an in-depth tour of the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), Amazon’s SDK for building voice-driven interactive skills for Amazon Voice Service, the Amazon Echo, and custom devices from developers like you.

If you use an Amazon Echo device and have a great idea for a skill of your own, author Chris G. Williams shows you how to get started. You’ll explore a variety of ASK skills that will help you create powerful and compelling voice-driven applications. Learn how to go beyond just a single voice, add music, sound effects, video, and more.

• Learn the software tools and pre-requisites necessary to design, develop, and publish Alexa Skills
• Understand voice design fundamentals and best practices
• Get a guide to all of the project types in the Alexa Skills Kit, including Smart Home, Flash Briefing, Video, Game, and Custom Skills
• Learn features and processes to design and build custom skills for both AWS Lambda and service-based architectures
• Build a tool kit for designing, building, and deploying Alexa skills
• Define an interface between your video content and Alexa with the Video Skill API
• Learn how to host your skill on AWS, Azure, or your own server