by Daniel | Dec 30, 2020 | Voice
Recently, the Amazon team rolled out a new feature to the Alexa app that’s worth knowing about! Sometimes, you want to use Alexa without others in your household knowing – maybe you want to ask a question you don’t want others to hear (“Alexa,...
by Daniel | Dec 23, 2020 | Voice
Now that we’re home more than ever, it’s a great chance to use Alexa for a variety of audio content. Using Alexa for consuming short Flash Briefings is great, but did you know that you can use your Echo for podcasts also? Recently Amazon has integrated...
by Daniel | Oct 27, 2020 | Voice
If you were thinking that you’ve always wanted to start a podcast, and now that you have some down-time, this is your best shot – hold on! Let’s work together to ensure you maximize your efforts and reach your podcasting goals. Before starting, think about your...
by Daniel | Jan 9, 2020 | Voice
#TBT to a year ago when Jen Lehner and I held an impromptu photoshoot at the Alexa Conference while the Amazon team went to the bathroom and left their sign unguarded. Since then, I’ve added nearly 25,000 subscribers and now have approximately 24,000 downloads...
by Daniel | Nov 21, 2019 | Voice
On September 25, Amazon announced over 30 products at once. Since I’ve been using the Samsung Galaxy Buds for nearly 6 months with the Amazon Alexa app, the announcement that I saw the most immediate value in was the Amazon Echo Buds ($139.99). I love the...
by Daniel | Oct 2, 2019 | Voice
Creating an Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing Skill can be confusing. Here are the 5 steps to getting started quickly! 5 Technical Steps to Creating, Recording, and Posting Your First Flash Briefing 1. Register for a developer account at https://developer.amazon.com, and...
by Daniel | Oct 1, 2019 | Voice
Before I started my Amazon Flash Briefing, there were some key things I had to decide. To ensure you reach your goals, determine these 5 things before starting. 5 Important Things To Decide Before Creating an Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing Pick a niche topic that people...
by Daniel | Sep 30, 2019 | Voice
Amazon Alexa Flash Briefings are short audio programs between 1 and 10 minutes that anyone can create. Here are 5 reasons to create an Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing. 1. You have a topic you could talk about for hours. You don’t have to be a leading expert on a...
by Daniel | Sep 29, 2019 | Voice
Did you know that you can use your Amazon Echo to listen to personalized news content on-demand? I’ve been using Amazon Alexa Flash Briefings for the past 18 months – I started out listening to a wide variety of content, then began the process of making...
by Daniel | Jul 25, 2019 | Voice
Today’s the day I’m at the Voice Summit in Newark, NJ talking about the difference between Podcasting and Micro-Casting. My Micro-cast is available every day on Amazon Alexa (with an Echo or via the Alexa app) when you say “Alexa, tell me the news”....
