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Voice assistants
‘How can I improve my speaking skills and my
pronunciation in English?’ is a question we often get asked here at La
Mansión del Inglés. Well, have you thought of using a voice assistant?
Google, Apple and Amazon all have voice assistants powered by artificial
intelligence and you can change the language easily from Spanish to
English.
Apple’s Siri, Google’s assistant and Amazon’s Alexa are able to have
basic conversations with you in English provided you speak clearly
enough for it to understand. And that’s the key! If your pronunciation
is below par, these devices with let you know by not answering you!
Of course, it’s also possible that communication will break down because
the device doesn’t have an answer, or perhaps the AI isn’t advanced
enough to deal with your query. But surveys say that Amazon’s Alexa, for
example, gives wrong replies only 22 times out of a hundred. That’s not
bad! If you’re getting more than 22% failed queries, perhaps you need to
work on your pronunciation! By the way, Google gives wrong replies 25%
of the time and Siri is the worst with a 43% failure rate.
So, if you have one of these devices in your home or on your phone, why
not change the language to English and have a chat with it? Start with
something simple, like the weather or asking the time, then you can see
how it syncs with tasks like dictating emails and messages, setting
alarms and booking taxis and ordering online.
Don’t forget that if you prefer a more human conversation partner, we
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