Broadcasts.com - "Voice is the next Operation System with Examples from the Drums" (Voice in Canada Podcast)

Published: April 30, 2020, 7 a.m.

In this episode, Teri will share his thoughts on voice and why he believes that voice is the next operating system.

He will be using his drums to illustrate some of the concepts by using them as voices.

Enjoy!

The Evolution of Technology

Technology has evolved from a keyboard as a way to interface with the computer, to a mouse, and then to a touch screen. Now we are getting to a point where we can speak to a computer.
There are five main reasons why Teri feels that voice will be the next operating system and he will use a concept based on the five letters of VOICE to explain that.

V for Versatility

According to Teri’s concept, the V in VOICE stands for Versatile. This means that when one is using their voice, they can do multiple things at once. For example, one can use their voice while driving, cooking, or doing a host of other tasks. That kind of versatility is a key concept of voice.
Teri will play some very entertaining drum beats, and while we are listening, we should note the fact that each of us will still be doing some kind of task. Listening to the drum beats will not disrupt us from doing what we are doing. That’s the same way that voice will work.

Omnipresence

This means that voice can be all around us no matter where we are or what we’re doing. One doesn’t need to be looking in the direction of where a voice is coming from to hear it or be aware of it.
Teri will play the drums again to illustrate how sound can be all around us.

I for Innate

The first way we communicate when we’re born is through our voices. When we are born, the first thing we do is cry, and we have to learn all other types of communication like read, type, and write, but using the voice is the most innate way that we know how to communicate.

C for Contextual

This means that when someone says something they can either sound happy or sad.
Voice allows us to distinguish emotions just from the sound of it. An example of what this means is when someone reads a text message or email, and misinterprets what is being said because they can’t really hear the emotion of the writer.
One cannot tell if someone is being sarcastic, funny, or mean from their texts or emails, but with voice, one can hear someone’s emotion when they speak.

E for Efficient

The average person can type about 40 words per minute and speak about 150 words per minute. That’s about a three to four times faster rate of speaking than typing. Voice is therefore extremely efficient, and when a technology is efficient, it tends to be adopted more rapidly.

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