Alexa Skill Coding Class for Beginners - (new 2019)

Learn how to edit sample code to make engaging Alexa Skills

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Alexa Skill Coding Class for Beginners - (new 2019)

What You Will Learn!

Developing Alexa Skills
Build an Alexa Skill for your School, Church or Business
Understand the Sample Code
The Latest Alexa SDK (no outdated code)
Write Alexa Skills
Code Alexa Skills for Profit

Description

Description

In this project based course we explain and demonstrate how to create an Alexa Skill for a Business, School or Organization:

How to Build an Alexa Skill with the Latest SDK
- We build and Publish 2 skills in this Course
Deep Dive of the JavaScript / Node.js Sample Code
- But not an Exhaustive JavaScript / Node.js Course
You will Understand the Sample Code and how to Manipulate it
- Not just plug in “data text”
- Build Alexa Skills, Code Alexa Skills, Publish Alexa Skills
Synonyms
- Not just the Interaction Model, we will modify the Code to use the Synonym
How to work with Multiple Languages and have Alexa Respond with the Language that reflects the Locale of the Echo Device
Build an Alexa Skill with Alexa Self Hosted, no AWS Account Needed
Build an Alexa Skill that uses AWS Lambda and how to make it with the Interaction Model
AWS S3 Object Storage Buckets
Picture Cards
- Verify Cards look good on all types of devices
- Professional looking Alexa Skills for Business or School should have picture cards
SSML and Playing MP3 files for Responses
Filtering the SSML Codes out of the Alexa Cards
- Having code show up in the card will prevent the skill from passing Certification for Publication in the Alexa Skill Store
Creating Dialog in an Alexa Skill that Normally doesn’t have it
Test the Alexa Skill Code in AWS Lambda
Custom Slots
Custom Intents
Custom Intent Handlers
canHandle()
File Dependencies
How to Publish a real Skill and Re-Certify it after Changes
How to use a Code Editor
Securing your AWS Account:
1. How to create Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for you AWS Root Account.
2. How to create billing alerts for your account with CloudWatch, SNS and the Billing Console.
a. We use the “Free Tier” for everything in this course, but you can set up a billing alert in case you go over 1,000,000 requests and there is some spend on your account.