How To Pick Alexa Supported Launch Phrases — Data Driven Daily Tip 330

As an Alexa Skill Developer, you have to be aware of how to pick Alexa-Supported Launch Phrases, also known as Invocation Names.

It’s not too complicated, and I’m still learning as I go, so I just wanted to share one specific thing with you.

Amazon Alexa allows Alexa Skill Developers to pick three basic invocation names that essentially launch their Alexa Skills.

These start with the word(s), “open,” “launch,” “load,” and even “begin.”

If you use one of these words with the name of your Alexa Skill, it’s going to work and you’ll pass the Alexa Skill Submission process, as seen in my video.

But when you want to include an Intent in your invocation, things change a bit. An Intent, or Intent Block if using a third party tool like Voiceflow to build your Alexa Skill, essentially skips ahead of a skill’s opening message to a point where the skill does something specific for the user.