Essential Alexa Tips and Tricks for Busy Families

Welcome to another episode of the ’Create Your Kindspace’ podcast, with me your host Caroline Laurenson. Create Your Kindspace is all about wellbeing and the different ways in which we care for ourselves and those around us.

In today's episode, we're diving into the world of Alexa smart speakers. Last month I had the huge honour of performing a show as part of the Aberdeen Science Festival and I wanted to share it with you too. The show covered some of our favourite family-friendly tips and tricks to help you make the most of your Alexa. There’s so much that people don’t know about these devices, so let's jump in and discover how Alexa can create a kinder, smarter space for you and your family.

 

Timestamps:

00:01:10             Introduction and Overview

00:08:33             Important Data Privacy Advice

00:14:09             Getting Started and the Basics

00:16:02             Family-Friendly Features

00:18:36             Customising Your Alexa Experience

00:20:30             Some Alexa Skills to Try

00:25:57             Flash Briefings and Widgets

00:30:18             Hidden Features and Accessibility

00:33:07             It’s Quiz Time

00:36:57             Inspiring the Next Generation of Voice Developers

00:38:19             Resources for Further Learning

00:39:32             End of the Show Alexa Musical Piece

 

Links:

What can I say to Alexa? Book: https://tltechsmart.com/what-can-I-say-to-Alexa

HuggingFace https://huggingface.co/

Claude https://claude.ai/

Amazon Party Rock https://partyrock.aws/

Voice Flow https://www.voiceflow.com/

Vector Shift https://vectorshift.ai/

Alexa Skills Kit: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/start

Alexa Developers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbx0SPpWT6yB7_yY_ik7pmg

Dabble Lab: https://learn.dabblelab.com/alexa/

Codecademy: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-alexa

 

Transcript:

https://createyourkindspace.com/essential-alexa-tips-and-tricks-for-busy-families/

 

Outro:

It was so much fun putting on this show. I think I slightly underestimated how much work it would be, but I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to share our Alexa knowledge. It was so amazing to share the stage with my daughter Eilidh too. If you’ve listened to this in audio format, you might also want to check out our YouTube channel for the video, where you’ll see our Alexa demo come to life when Eilidh pops out of the smart speaker box for the first time. If you’re looking for the list of resources mentioned, I’ve also popped these in the show notes for you. And of course if you have any Alexa questions, I’d be delighted to help.

Thank you for listening all the way to the end, before you go, I have a little favour to ask, so if you’ve liked this episode, screenshot it, tag us on social media @createyourkindspace and maybe share what your key takeaway was from the episode. It would be so wonderful as well if you could rate and review the podcast as this helps other people to find it. Thank you so much.

 

Disclaimer:

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