If you're a new or experienced designer of conversational voice first experiences this handy
reference provides actionable answers to key aspects of eyes-busy hands-busy voice-only user
interfaces. Designed as a companion to books about conversational voice design this guide
includes important details regarding eyes-free hands-free voice-only interfaces delivered by
Amazon Echo Google Nest and a variety of in-car experiences. Authors Ahmed Bouzid and Weiye
Ma provide far-field voice best practices and recommendations in a manner similar to The
Elements of Style the popular American English writing style guide. Like that book The
Elements of Voice First Style provides direct succinct explanations that focus on the essence
of each topic. You'll find answers quickly without having to spend time searching through other
sources. With this guide you'll be able to: Craft just the right language to enable your
voicebot to effectively communicate with humans Create conversational voice interfaces that are
robust enough to handle errors and failures Design highly usable conversational voice
interfaces by paying attention to small details that can make or break the experience Build a
design for a voice-only smart speaker that doesn't require customers to use their eyes or hands
