Building Advanced Alexa Skills

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Setup

• Creating Amazon accounts
• Software setup

2. Using the ASK CLI

• What is the ASK CLI?
• Install the ASK CLI
• Create, deploy, and test using ASK CLI
• Making updates and test

3. Skill Flow Builder

• What is the Skill Flow Builder?
• Installing the Skill Flow Builder Editor
• Skill Flow Builder developer setup

4. Building a Skill with Skill Flow Builder

• Jungle Escape skill overview
• Skill Flow Builder Editor tour
• Creating the beginning of the skill
• Testing the beginning of the skill
• Choosing your initial path
• Testing path selection
• Doing battle
• Testing the battle scenes
• Final escape scene
• Testing the final escape

5. Deploying a Skill Built with Skill Flow Builder

• Previewing with the simulator
• Preparing your skill for deployment
• Testing in the Alexa Developer Console

6. Enhancing Skills with Images and Sound

• Adding images and sound effects
• Complete media enhancements
• Testing enhancements

7. Alexa Presentation Language (APL)

• What is the APL?
• Using the APL authoring tool

8. Building an APL Skill

• Capital Trivia skill setup
• Skill code overview
• Initial skill demo
• Review APL templates
• Adding APL
• Complete APL changes
• Final skill test

Conclusion

• Closing