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All about BotTalk and how to run a voice first discovery workshop with Andrey Esaulov

Published: May 21, 2018, 4 a.m.

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This week, we\\u2019re digging into how you can create an Alexa Skill using BotTalk and we give you a template for running a voice first discovery workshop, with SmartHaus Technologies CEO and BotTalk co-founder, Andrey Esaulov.

We discuss the importance of starting with a solid use case and how imperative it is to base your voice app on a real-world scenario that\\u2019ll add value to your users.

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We then dive deep into the practical detail of how to approach designing a voice first user experience with BotTalk and find out more about the language it\\u2019s built in: YAML. We discuss what BotTalk is, how it\\u2019s different from some of the other tools on the market, how it works, it\\u2019s features and how you can get up and running.

Finally, Andrey takes us through a voice first discovery workshop template that he uses with clients in order to take a brand from zero to hero: from ideation to prototype, and how you can do the same too.

We also traverse some other interesting conversational landscapes such as the concept of skill-first companies: brands that pop up as skills which are the core of the business, like an app is for Instagram. We chat about Artificial Intelligence and how intelligent it actually is in the voice first space. We touch on managing client expectations, monetisation and how voice is making waves in Germany.


About BotTalk

The current selection skill building tools on the market are at opposite ends of the technical spectrum. Some tools require you to know how to code from the ground-up, like Jovo and be a skilled back-end developer. Others have a drag and drop interface and don\\u2019t require any coding at all, like Storyline.

BotTalk bridges the gap between those two worlds with a tool that\\u2019s aimed at UX designers who have some basic coding knowledge, like HTML and CSS. It provides some of the technical capability you\\u2019d expect if you built something from scratch, whilst providing a more simple coding language: YAML. Think of it as HTML for voice.


Our Guest

Andrey Esaulov is the CEO of SmartHaus Technologies, which specialise in growth hacking in the mobile space, and the co-founder of BotTalk, a voice first and bot application building platform.

Andrey has a computer science background, with expensive experience in the start up world and mobile growth space, as well as a PhD in Linguistics and Literacy.

Andrey\\u2019s skillset is a perfect match for this industry and his knowledge in this area is vast. Couple his computer science and linguistics knowledge with his skills in working with clients and delivering growth and you\\u2019ve got a perfect recipe for success.


Links

Check out BotTalk

Follow Andrey on Twitter

Join the BotTalk Facebook community

Follow BotTalk on Insta

Watch the BotTalk tutorials on YouTube

Visit the Smarthaus Technologies website

Join the Alexa Slack channel

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