The Elements of VUI Style: A Practical Guide to Voice User Interface Design

by Ahmed Bouzid and Weiye Ma

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephony systems have acquired a notorious (and often deserved) reputation for being frustrating to use. Currently deployed IVRs are generally perceived by users as little more than obstacles installed by companies to keep callers from reaching expensive human agents, rather than helpful tools that can effectively serve caller needs. Users are confronted with long prompts, confusing menus, and ambiguous prompts. Often,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461188172
• ISBN13: 9781461188179
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"