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25 Alexa Commands for Sales Pros
Think Alexa is just a fun gadget to find out the weather or turn your lights on and off? Think again! Amazon Echo's voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is a must-have for salespeople! Alexa frees up your time, makes you more productive, can save you money and even get you motivated! Alexa Skills - aka apps - provide more features and capabilities, and can be easily found and set-up.
Productivity
<i>Alexa, send a text to [XYZ]</i> Place calls and answer text messages. Mastermind is a great skill to enhance text management.
<i>Alexa, call [XYZ] at 3:45pm today.</i> Alexa can make phone calls for you: Mastermind is a great skill to enhance call management.
<i>Alexa, ask my calendar what's on my schedule on August 21?</i> Alexa can help you manage your schedule, keep track of your to-do list, and set reminders.
<i>Alexa, how do you spell [word]?</i> Alexa can prevent embarrassing typos in your documents.
<i>Alexa, what were my sales last month? </i>Alexa can help quickly find information for you, like sales data.
<i>Alexa, how many days are left until [XYZ]?</i> Calculate the days to a deadline.
<i>Alexa, read my new emails.</i> Read, delete and prioritize emails.
<i>Alexa, what time is it now in London? </i>Calculate time zones.
<i>Alex, start Chat Bot. Update client [XYZ] with Contract Signed August 5.</i> Alexa integrates with Slack for team productivity.
Meetings
<i>Alexa, schedule a meeting with [XYZ].</i> Alexa lets you coordinate calendars and find an available meeting time with another person.
<i>Alexa, move my meeting at 3pm to tomorrow at 4pm.</i> Alexa can reschedule meetings on your calendar.
<i>Alexa, ask conference manager to start my call.</i> Alexa Conference Manager skill can find and start your conference call.
Save Time
<i>"Alexa, how do I drive to [XYZ]?</i> Alexa can provide directions.
<i>Alexa, how long will it take to drive from home to [XYZ]?</i> Alexa will calculate how long it will take you to drive to a specific location incorporating current traffic conditions.
<i>Alexa, call Uber for a ride. </i>Rushing at the airport and you need to call a ride.
<i>Alexa, order a mocha frappucino at Starbucks.</i> Order a Starbucks.
<i>Alexa, tell me when its 11:45am every Tuesday.</i> Set reminders so you never miss an important meeting.
<i>Alexa, what is the top news today?</i> Alexa can tell you the recent headlines and news events.
<i>Alexa, ask Email Assistant what time my flight leaves.</i> Alexa's Email Assistant skill can be configured to find, track and report your travel plans.
<i>Alexa, ask Web Analytics for my Google Analytics complete report.</i> Alexa's Web Analytics skill can be integrated with your website's Google Analytics to track and report website traffic.
<i>Alexa, tell Expense Tracker that I paid 10 dollars for food.</i> Alexa's Expense Tracker skill can track expenses and expense categories.
<i>Alexa, ask Security Line what is the wait time at ORD terminal 3?</i> Alexa can save you time by telling you how long the TSA security lines are so you don't arrive at the airport too late or too early.
Motivation & Education
<i>Alexa, tell me a motivational saying.</i> Alexa will quote random motivational tips.
<i>Alexa, ask AnyPod to play [XYZ] Podcast.</i> Alexa routines can be set up using AnyPod to play podcasts.
<i>Alexa, what's my Flash Briefing? </i>Alexa can set up different flash briefings with sales, entrepreneurship and business tips and news.
Here 10 more Alexa commands to improve your productivity https://www.checkli.com/checklists/anthonycaliendo/tech-hacks-that-save-money-10-alexa-productivity-commands-1
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