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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Below is something of interest to anyone who has an Alexa speaker and is a BARD user. Thanks to those who forwarded it to me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bob Ray<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:main@echoing.groups.io">main@echoing.groups.io</a> <<a href="mailto:main@echoing.groups.io">main@echoing.groups.io</a>> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Merv Keck<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 4, 2024 10:05 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:main@echoing.groups.io">main@echoing.groups.io</a><br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [echoing] Smart Speaker tip for Talking Books Skill</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I got this from Don Olson and NLS. If you have the Talking Books Skill then you may find this of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Merv<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello everyone,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Welcome to the first official edition of the NLS smart speaker tip of the week. For the next few months, NLS will be sending a tip about using My Talking Books.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>I realize I sent an email to this list last week about browsing and searching. I feel it’s worth sending more information about this, especially since quite a few people have joined the list since last Friday.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Before getting started, many of us know there are a number of wake words we can use to get the attention of our smart speaker. In this post, we’re going to call her “Lady A” in order to make sure that people using screen reading software will not unintentionally activate their speaker.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>This week’s tip is specifically about searching the BARD collection on My Talking Books.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>You can search for books by title, author, subject, series, annotation, book number, genre or by narrator. The following list contains examples of the various search types.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Say, “Lady A, books titled Little Women”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Say, “Lady A, search for books by Tom Clancy”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Say, “Lady A, find books about war”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Say, “Lady A, find books about music genre Jazz” </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Say, “Lady A, read books with number DB12345”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_dj62sjhi0nqr"></a><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>Refining a Book Search:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>When searching for a book, it is possible to add further details to help refine the search. Once you have made your original search, for example, “Find books by Dr. Seuss”, and your Smart Speaker has returned a list of results, you may expand on the query. Say, “About fish.” Remember, you may interrupt your smart speaker at any time. You do not need to wait until it finishes speaking. If the speaker is, for example, listing books by Dr. Seuss, and you know you want books about fish, you may interrupt by saying "Lady A, About fish".</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>One last thing to consider is searching by the title and author. For example, say, “Lady A, books titled A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens”. This will help narrow your search My Talking Books will give you a much shorter list of titles to choose from than if you simply search by the book title.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_gf61di340mhy"></a><a name="_w6ni64qocxjt"></a><a name="_nyq4vknjn8ts"></a><font size=2 face=Aptos><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'>There are often multiple ways to perform each function on My Talking Books. For a more comprehensive list of commands to perform a search, we recommend exploring the following resources:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/welcome-to-my-talking-books/">Welcome to My Talking Books on Smart Speaker - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress (loc.gov)</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/my-talking-books-user-guide/">My Talking Books Skill User Guide - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress (loc.gov)</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'><a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/my-talking-books-command-list/">My Talking Books Command List - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress (loc.gov)</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=white face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>_._,_._,_</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://echoing.groups.io/g/main/message/32243" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#32243)</a> | <a href="mailto:main@echoing.groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Bechoing%5D%20Smart%20Speaker%20tip%20for%20Talking%20Books%20Skill" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:blind5sparrow@fastmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Bechoing%5D%20Smart%20Speaker%20tip%20for%20Talking%20Books%20Skill" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/108818729/232070" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://echoing.groups.io/g/main/post">New Topic</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><hr size=2 width="25%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----<br>Our other groups:<br>Apple Watch enthusiasts will love our group for blind and low vision users,<br><a href="mailto:AppleWatchUncomplicated+subscribe@groups.io">AppleWatchUncomplicated+subscribe@groups.io</a><br><br>Group address:<br><br><a href="mailto:main+subscribe@echoing.groups.io">main+subscribe@echoing.groups.io</a><br><br>Subgroup for chatting, off topic, and general getting to know each other:<br><br><a href="mailto:friends+subscribe@echoing.groups.io">friends+subscribe@echoing.groups.io</a><br><br>Owners/Moderators: Merv & Nicki Keck<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><hr size=2 width="25%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://echoing.groups.io/g/main/editsub/232070">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:main+owner@echoing.groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://echoing.groups.io/g/main/leave/3434660/232070/1711947553/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [slstanzel@kc.rr.com]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=white face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>_._,_._,_</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>