Developing Amazon Alexa Skills

More and more, the world is being driven by voice technologies, and Amazon Alexa is leading the way. This course will teach you how to build, debug and monetize Alexa skills.

As technology shifts towards voice and conversational interfaces, how do you take advantage of this next wave? In this course, Developing Amazon Alexa 2020 Skills, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of developing for the Alexa platform. First, you’ll explore JSON requests and responses, and how to build state management into your skill. Next, you’ll learn how to customize Alexa’s speech using Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML). Finally, you’ll learn about the different Alexa service interfaces like AudioPlayer and VideoApp, and how to add product sales to your skill. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to build, debug and monetize Alexa skills.

• Course Overview 1min
• Getting Started with Alexa Skills Development 11mins
• Interpreting JSON Requests and Responses in an Alexa Skill 16mins
• Implementing State Management for an Alexa Skill 15mins
• Making Alexa’s Speech More Natural Using SSML 8mins
• Enhancing Your Skill with the AudioPlayer and VideoApp Interfaces 12mins
• Debugging an Alexa Skill Using Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon S3 10mins
• Monetizing Your Alexa Skill with Product Sales 15mins
• Next Steps 3mins