• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Discover how to use SSML to provide markups and manage skills, and the use of Amazon Voice Service and its interfaces to synthesize and control a voice user interface.

Learning Objectives

Working with SSML and AVS

  • describe the essential SSML capabilities along with their usage scenarios
  • illustrate the typical document structure used with SSML markups
  • recall the various SSML tags along with their usages and implementations in Alexa Skill
  • describe the implementation of text interpretation using Say-as
  • list the various AVS capabilities along with their implementation scenarios
  • identify the various SDK components available for AVS and illustrate their implementation
  • describe the steps involved in setting up the AVS SDK on Windows
  • demonstrate the steps involved in implementing MediaPlayer
  • classify the various essential components of custom skills
  • identify the various features provided by the Smart Home Skills API that can be used to manage home services
  • launch an existing skill, write SSML with emphasis tags, and provision pauses between the tags

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.