Voice Tech Podcast

Five different french audio startups explain what their companies’ missions are as they’re interviewed at the Vivatech 2021 mega-conference in Paris, France. One french company that stood out was Cogneed, which focuses on the power of AI specifically when it comes to Inside Sales, Customer Care & Sales Development Reps, assisting them with dynamic display of relevant information, triggered by audio detection. Then comes Storyfox, a video interview tool that companies can use to create structured interviews using templates. This could especially be beneficial for companies that are looking to hire new employees as it makes the process much quicker. Next, we interview Playplay, an online video editing tool that allows anyone to create videos easily, as videos are the main form of content that users consume. It also has a new feature that can be used to create videos for podcasts including automated motion design and automatic subtitles. Afterwards, we learn all about Sonup, a startup that’s based in Montpellier. It’s an innovative and reliable solution for healthcare professionals wishing to offer their patients a hearing assessment service. They explain why their solution is important for people with hearing problems. Last but not least, we get to know Odiho, a company that provides sound to soundless advertising, such as video billboards. People can scan the QR code on the ad to watch the video with sound on their cellphones. Listen to the full episode to get the answers to all of your burning questions! Links from the show: VivaTech Cogneed Storyfox Playplay Sonup Odiho Sponsors: Manning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19 Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25 Rumble Studio << create your free account Find us here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Discord LinkedIn X Reddit Patreon [email protected] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hans van Dam is the CEO of Conversation Design Institute, a company that teaches a human-centric workflow to conversation design which has proven itself in organisations around the world. This is Hans’s second appearance on the show, the first one being in episode 51 back in January. Hans explains what exactly conversation design means and focuses on its importance regarding conversational AI technologies. He shares his vast experience with training conversation designers at CDI, in order to successfully automate conversations in 2021. CDI’s Conversation Design Festival is coming up on June 15th. Attendees will learn from AI Trainers, Conversation Designers and Conversational Copywriters who will share their professional experiences and give advice on optimizing AI assistants like chatbots and voice assistants. We hope to see you at the Conversation Design Festival on June 15th. Grab a ticket now using our discount code! Links from the show: Conversation Design Festival << $50 discount code: VOICETECH100 Become an Expert in Conversation Design << VOICETECH25 Voice Tech Podcast ep.051 Hans van Dam’s Youtube channel Sponsors: Manning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19 Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25 Rumble Studio << create your free account Find us here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Discord LinkedIn X Reddit Patreon [email protected] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jaime Bosch is the co-founder CEO of Voicemod, a massively popular real-time voice manipulation, augmentation & soundboard application for Windows PC. He is joined by Alex Bordanova, Director of Audio Experience at Voicemod. Based in Valencia, Spain, Voicemod has amassed over 17 million registered users & is the number one choice to create a unique & powerful sonic identity, whether it’s for gaming, content creation, dungeon-mastering, or just hanging out with friends online. We hear samples of a range of voice changing effects made by Voicemod & discuss the applications of these in various industries. We also dive into the challenges of real-time audio programming & hear about the lessons learned while building this awesome voice startup. Links from the show: Voicemod Download Voicemod for free Voicemod on Youtube Voicemod is hiring! [email protected] Cyberpunk voicemod pack - ScreenRant Dark Vader voice - LifeHacker Voicemod raises 8 million - VentureBeat Voicemod on Windows Central The Golden Rules of Audio Programming, Pete Goodliffe Fabian Renn-Giles & Dave Rowland - Real-time 101 Dave Rowland - Real-time Tradeoffs in Audio Programming Valerio Velardo Tutorials Sponsors: Manning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19 Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25 Rumble Studio << create your free account Find us here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Discord LinkedIn X Reddit Patreon [email protected] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Muddu Sudhakar is the CEO of Aisera, the world’s first solution to use Conversational AI and Conversational RPA to transform the Service Desk in the Enterprise. We discuss how enterprises are using Aisera’s A.I. to automate and auto-resolve service desk requests from both employees and customers. Muddu predicts that service desk tools will be used less over the coming years, to be replaced by self-service AI-powered Conversational platforms on collaboration tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack. Links from the show: Aisera Aisera Press Releases Aisera Case Studies Sponsors: Manning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19 Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25 Rumble Studio << create your free account Find us here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Discord LinkedIn X Reddit Patreon [email protected] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Marco Liuni is the co-founder and audio miner at Alta Voce, a research-backed startup based in Paris, France that shapes the emotions in human and artificial voices to enhance communication. Their product, Alta Call, is a voice transformation technology for contact centers, improving both the clarity of speech and enhancing the smile in the voice. Marco explains how their tech works, and we hear samples of audio that have been transformed. We also cover some of the ethical issues of transforming human voice, and how they are tackling this in the product. Marco shares his advice for newcomers to the field of speech transformation, and some of his recommended reading. Links from the show: Alta Voce (alta-voce.tech) IRCAM Italo Calvino - Invisible Cities Reinventing Organisations - Frederic Laloux Voice Tech Podcast - Pablo Arias, Smiles in the Voice Sponsors: Manning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19 Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25 Rumble Studio << create your free account Find us here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Discord LinkedIn X Reddit Patreon [email protected] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★