[Ohio-Talk] FW: NLS BARD Support: Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, May 2026

Richard Payne rchpay7 at gmail.com
Mon May 18 14:47:27 UTC 2026


Hello, I thought this would be something you may wish to join.

 

 

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Sent: Monday, May 18, 2026 10:17 AM
To: rchpay7 at gmail.com
Subject: NLS BARD Support: Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, May 2026

 


	

 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fnls%2Fservices-and-resources%2Fcatalog-and-bard%2F%3Floclr=eabard/1/0100019e3b72bd48-9755ef00-f34d-4a91-96e6-de4e735f355d-000000/69tmMdGpHUt2nnK81zSoMr-85jiz6qzvMC_prClPBQ0=452> 


 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fnls%2Fservices-and-resources%2Fcatalog-and-bard%2F%3Floclr=eabard/2/0100019e3b72bd48-9755ef00-f34d-4a91-96e6-de4e735f355d-000000/iUdNvauNytIlIChYz5KLvtJ7HVUJqjdR7Vyez-uDoMQ=452> Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, May 2026


The topic for the Thursday, May 21, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Creating the Personalized Experience: Effectively Setting Volume, Speed and Tone in the My Talking Book Skill on Alexa. After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. To access the meeting, go to: https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1613454948?pwd=2ag8UwHBsBuV12Ca4pqHAXaQeTMFvl.1

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Hi there,


Rorie, Tamara is inviting you to a scheduled ZoomGov meeting. 


Join Zoom Meeting 


One tap mobile: 

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Meeting ID: 

161 345 4948


Passcode:

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Meeting ID: 

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H.323: 

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Meeting ID: 

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Passcode: 

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SIP: 

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Passcode: 

912911

 

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