The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

The same press release highlights CyberDog’s “pet-like nature,” including its ability to respond to voice commands and follow its owner like a real dog. The machine can also respond to voice commands, including recognizing wake words and instructions, or it can be controlled using a connected smartphone app.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I recently was sworn in by Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter as one of nineteen people serving on the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The details are linked to here in the Federal Register , and includes a pointer to the actual law section.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It gives your audience a voice, agency, and the all-important opportunity to ask questions. This is especially helpful when the instructions are complicated. Consider this—the typical sales funnel puts a conversation at the end of multiple one-way interactions. Members with technical questions can get documented responses quickly.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The new system, called AlphaFold 3, can model the ways in which proteins read our DNA and then carry out the instructions in the body. DeepL Voice for Conversations does the same thing, but for one-on-one conversations happening on mobile devices. As a result, Speaks tutor can generate its voice responses with almost no delay.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In the ad, Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger mercilessly makes fun of himself, fully leaning into the “Photograph” meme and its usefulness in explaining all sorts of graphs and in illustrating framed copies of other memes , as Kroeger instructs viewers to “look at them” in his unmistakable, raspy voice.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Organizations like Quill.org use AI-powered tools to provide personalized, free writing instruction for K-12 students, which is particularly beneficial for schools with high student-teacher ratios. For example, AI can help bridge educational gaps that were exacerbated during the pandemic.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Mark at Queer Ideas takes on the concept of voice and tone in nonprofit communications. I've come to the conclusion that the instructional approach that so many brand guidelines take to defining 'tone of voice' simply doesn't work when it comes to specifying how non-profits must use language," Mark says.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Giving Codex the right instructions is as much an art as a science. To stop this, Brockman gave the computer an additional instruction: “Constantly check if the person is off the page and put it back on the page if so.” This stopped it from moving out of sight, but I was curious how precise these instructions need to be.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

They must also provide the authority and guidance that unites strategy, brand, and voice across the organization. Instructions, such as a style guide and taxonomies, are part of this process. But ongoing inter-organization communication and dialogue are even more important.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The problem, said Schiller, was that voice interfaces were too reliant on simple syntax. Everyone who uses Siri has their own tales of frustration — times when they’ve been surprised not by the intelligence but the stupidity of Apple’s assistant, when it fails to carry out a simple command or mishears a clear instruction.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

If you’re finding that background noise is disrupting voice or video calls made from your computer, then a new piece of software from Nvidia might help (provided you have the necessary hardware to run it). But when I turn on RTX Voice, the sound completely disappears. How to use RTX Voice to reduce background noise.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A new voice command feature is available in the second PS5 beta. voice command you can use to open games, apps, and settings and control movies and songs. After I installed the beta, I had to dig into the PS5’s settings to a new “Voice Command (Preview)” section to turn it on. Here are some of voice commands available.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

One of the things that is essential to good instruction (or presentation) is knowing your audience. It's a shift from sage on the stage instruction to honoring the learners for what they know. Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation. Ant Trails As Learning Opportunities. Then, had them count off by table numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Over time and through implementing the best practices listed below and those yet to come, you will find your Google+ voice. A unique, authentic Google+ voice. The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. Powerful stats.

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The Verge

AUGUST 2, 2021

Users with Vizio’s voice-enabled remote can navigate the program guide that way, or the guide can be voice-navigated through the SmartCast Mobile for iOS and Android. Detailed instructions on finding the setting can be found right here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

This is especially acute for accessibility for the blind and disabled, where the TPMs cannot technically distinguish between accessing the content for the making of an illegal copy, or accessing the content to speak it aloud with a synthetic voice or to create a Braille version.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In her own voice Today we heard Elizabeth Holmes speak in court — through recordings made for a Fortune article by Roger Parloff. It was remarkable to hear the recordings of Holmes lying in her own voice. In another recording, Holmes instructed him not to say the same machine ran both of his tests. He got his results that night.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

Consider your association’s voice. Zonta has a standards guide that includes instructions related to style and formatting. For-profit entities, masked as membership communities, are encroaching on our market. They execute more quickly, and they have a more modern presence. Knowing your brand is critical to maintain market share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

All staff voices are respected and a sense of belonging. Leaders can leverage the hybrid meeting model to change this by looking around the table and making sure all voices are seen and heard, whether participating on-screen or in-person. It means creating a meeting environment where people feel valued and heard.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Linking your AT&T account to your Alexa devices is simple: just head over to the Alexa app on your phone, go to settings, select the communication sub-menu, hit the AT&T button, and then just follow the instructions. You’ll also receive incoming calls on your Alexa, complete with caller ID and voice commands like “Alexa, answer.”.

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Google Research AI blog

MAY 12, 2023

Prior research has investigated several important technical building blocks to enable conversational interaction with mobile UIs, including summarizing a mobile screen for users to quickly understand its purpose, mapping language instructions to UI actions and modeling GUIs so that they are more amenable for language-based interaction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The next step is to follow the instructions to “Create a public profile.” Now, once you have completed the verification process via text or voice, you will land on page where you can complete the process of setting up your Google Profile: 3. Create a Google Profile. That said, you can set your Google+ profile to private.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Over time and through implementing the best practices listed below and those yet to come, you will find your Google+ voice. A unique, authentic Google+ voice. The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. Powerful stats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That’s why we added in a general profile picture and some text around the organization’s impact beforehand, all in the voice of the fundraiser, so that the page is engaging even if it’s not updated by the individual fundraisers. They end up keeping the templated language and design on the page.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

The most typical means of accessibility is to use software that reads the digital text aloud in a computer-synthesized voice. In addition, students who receive textbooks that originate from the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Center must meet additional requirements, most notably that they have an IEP and are covered by IDEA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe. “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2022

The smart voice assistant will alert Prime members when eligible products in their wish list or shopping cart, or that they’ve marked “saved for later,” are on sale. You can then instruct Alexa to read aloud your notifications for more details and ask Alexa to either order the item or remind you when the deal becomes available.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

As George explains, Merlin’s system is designed to receive verbal instructions from control towers, recognize and interpret the instructions and adjust flight instructions accordingly. George says that the system had to be trained on a range of accents and voice types to ensure it was “genuinely robust and useful.”

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Condense your forms to include only essential questions and ensure all form instructions are large enough to be read on phone screens. Collaborate with your photographer or videographer to ensure they capture your nonprofit’s unique brand voice and convey your mission accurately.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2024

Fine-tune tone: Specify your desired tone by instructing AI to “make it more formal,” “add a friendly tone,” or “be more professional” to better align with your organization’s voice. As you harness these tools, remember to infuse your content with the distinctive elements that make your story resonate deeply with your donors.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Then, you get a full D-pad to move around, a voice search button, and the all-important Back button you’ll need to back out of that video and access a full YouTube interface. Watching YouTube on your TV with Google Chromecast? That’s a nice bonus if you recently nabbed the Ultra for $22.22 in the Stadia sale.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The centerpiece of the meeting on Guam was the first leadership meeting of the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, or Pacific CIMAP for short. I picked one children's book, Grandma's Love , which is in both English and Chamorro. Not quite ready for students, yet!

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The Verge

DECEMBER 20, 2020

There’s no recipe beneath the video, no voice-over instructions detailing what we’re seeing — it’s just a guy in a kitchen making breakfast. In the video , you can see López-Alt rummaging through his fridge, slicing and frying bacon, and peeling a bit of egg off a pan to give to his excited dog.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Cheerleaders prefer to inspire and motivate rather than provide step-by-step instructions. They want you to feel safe voicing your thoughts and struggles. Be clear about whats achievable, tying it back to team capacity and timelines: To meet our deadlines and keep the quality of work youre used to, we should stay focused on X.

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M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

I recognize what I’ve been given, and it is my job to uplift the voices of others and share my access and resources.” While thanking his daughter, Zaya, for living in her truth, Dwyane stated, “I’m intentional when I use my platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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