Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 08:45:53 -0400 From: richard seltzer Subject: chat reminder: Thursday, May 2 -- Developing applications for speech (voice interaction), with Ken Ingham from Amazability BUSINESS ON THE WEB -- Where "word of keystroke" begins This Thursday, May 2, from noon to 1 PM (Eastern Time -- GMT -4) we'll be talking to Kenneth R. Ingham, President of Amazability, Inc. about applications developed for speech (voice interaction) as opposed to voice adaptations of graphical presentations. The discussion might center on an alternative technology for assistive systems (for the blind/visually impaired), wherein the where speech is the initial design goal, versus the typical approach, where the starting point is the visual presentation. Here "speech" includes both voice recognition and text-to-speech. To connect to this chat session, go to http://www.samizdat.com/chat-intro.html We'll be on, as usual, from noon to 1 PM Eastern Time (GMT -4) this Thursday. For links to transcripts of previous sessions, check http://www.samizdat.com/chat.html The following Thursday, May 9, we'll be talking with Ray Vasser about ROI (return on investment) for training. And the week after that, May 16, we'll once again talk with Roberta Kalechofsky, novelist, essayist, speaker, and publisher (http://www.micahbooks.com). Our conversation with her last week was cut short back problems with Internet connectivity; so we're going to give it another try. We'll be talking about her works and also about experiences and learnings from the realms of traditional small press publishing, print-on-demand, and marketing over the Internet. If you get a chance, please try to read some of her work in the meantime. You'll find the full text of three of her novels at my site: Justice My Brother http://www.samizdat.com/micah/justice.html View from Toledo http://www.samizdat.com/micah/toledo.html Orestes in Progress http://www.samzidat.com/micah/orestes.html I hope to have a CD of her "works" available soon. (Please check out my other offerings at my online store http://store.yahoo.com/samizdat). Please let me know your suggestions for other guests and topics. I'm looking for interesting and innovative business models, products, and services. seltzer@samizdat.com Please send email with your follow-on questions and comments, and requests to receive email reminders about upcoming sessions. Best wishes. Richard Richard Seltzer, seltzer@samizdat.com, www.samizdat.com Internet marketing consultant www.samizdat.com/consult.html For a library for the price of a book, visit our online store http://store.yahoo.com/samizdat 617-469-2269 PS -- To see what's possible with CD ROM books, please take a look at our online store at http://store.yahoo.com/samizdat And check our Teachers/Students Guide at http://www.samizdat.com/guide.html _______________________________________________ Cone-cal mailing list Cone-cal@blu.org http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/cone-cal