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October 4, 2004

Speech Helps Boost Phone Self-Service

Design Best Practices For Realizing The Benefits Of Voice User Interfaces

by Moira Dorsey

with Bruce D. Temkin, Nicole Belanger, Elizabeth Backer


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Interface design best practices can improve any phone self-service interface. But speech interfaces have advantages over touchtone in terms of the types of interactions they support and the resulting business benefits. However, this added sophistication leaves even more room for error — making disciplined application of a user-centered design process applied by trained interface designers critical for success.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemSpeech Interfaces Improve Phone Self-Service Results

itemSpeech Interfaces Can Increase Usability . . .

item. . . And Drive Business Benefits

itemWhere To Find The Biggest Benefits From Speech

itemBest Practices For Designing Speech Interfaces

itemPhase 1: Predesign

itemPhase 2: Design

itemPhase 3: Deploy, Iterate, And Maintain

recommendations

itemGetting Started With Speech For Phone Self-Service

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed individuals at more than 20 vendor and user companies who have designed and deployed speech interfaces for phone self-service, including: Apptera, Aspect Communications, Avaya, BeVocal, Edify, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, IBM, Intervoice, Nuance Communications, ScanSoft, Syntellect, Tellme Networks, VoiceGenie Technologies, and voicepartners.

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Analyst: Moira Dorsey
Technology: Channel Design Strategies, Communications Infrastructure, Contact Center Technologies & Processes, Customer Experience, Customer Relationship Management, Networking, Packaged Applications
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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