Speech Input and Cortana from Skillsoft

Online, Self-Paced

UWP provides easy access to speech APIs and Cortana, for use in creating voice interface features in UWP apps. In this course, you will learn how to use the speech synthesizer, recognize speech, and implement Cortana features.

Learning Objectives

Speech Input and Output

Start the course
use the speech synthesizer to create basic TTS functionality
describe SSML and its different components
use the speech synthesizer with SSML to create advanced TTS functionality
implement speech recognition functionality
create advanced speech recognition functionality by modifying an app's grammars and supported languages
use speech recognition for long dictated input

Cortana

create the Voice Command Definition for a Cortana-enabled app
activate an app through a Cortana command
use the PhraseList element to dynamically modify VCD commands based on app input and events
execute background tasks with Cortana commands without opening an app
use deep links to open apps through Cortana
implement the hand-off and progress screens to use while your app processes commands
implement completion screens to show that a command was successfully completed
develop an error screen for when a voice command task can't be completed
implement confirmation screens for voice commands
configure a disambiguation screen to obtain additional information from a user when there are multiple possibilities

Practice: Voice Interface