Mini Bootcamp - Alexa Skills

Rabbit & Pork and Code Untapped are partnering to help you to build an Alexa Skill in under three hours! Best skill wins a prize and there will be pizza!

👉 Our Mini Bootcamp:
• Learn all about Alexa Skills, how to generate a use case for voice and which design tools to look out for
• Review award-winning work produced by the likes of Ilarna Nche to understand best practise and what makes a skill stand out
• Supported by Ilarna, as well as Rabbit & Pork and Code Untapped team members, use your learnings to code your first skill!
• Show and tell – an opportunity to show off your creation to be in with a chance of winning a prize
• What next? We’ll help you to understand the next steps for making money from your Alexa Skill

🔥 Hot facts
• Code Untapped focus on creating a brighter future for BAME communities through technology training
• Rabbit & Pork specialise in building brand strategies where voice sits at the heart of the users’ journey
• Each team of 4 – 7 people will have a dedicated coach to support them throughout the evening
• A passion for coding is all we require, and we accommodate all levels up to expert – trust me, your experience will be invaluable!
• We’ll be providing pizza, soft drinks, teas & coffees to carry you through the evening!
• Our roof terrace provides the perfect spot for a chance for you to network with your peers after the event

📅 Agenda
18:00 • Arrival, refreshments, and seating
18:15 • The Rabbit & Pork team will explain the Alexa Platform, how to approach ideation, and how to design and code a Skill. Ilarna will showcase her skill and top tips for building your first Alexa Skill
18:45 • Start the challenge
19:45 • Challenge ends, food and show and tell for participants, prize awarded
20:00 • How to make money from your Alexa Skill
20:15 • Drinks & networking

Before you arrive

1. You need to create an Amazon Alexa Account https://developer.amazon.com/en-gb/alexa-skills-kit
2. Bring your laptop fully charged – don’t forget to bring your charger too!
3. Bring headphones that you plug into your laptop / bluetooth headsets

Location
TIPi Group Offices, 5th Floor, 1-2 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LA
Please sign in at the front desk and then make your way to the very top floor - take the lift to the 4th floor and then follow the stairs up to the top floor.

Accessibility
Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to this event.

Our Alexa coaches - please follow on LinkedIn and say hello!
John Campbell – MD Rabbit & Pork https://twitter.com/johnpcampbell
Steff Preyer – Business Director Rabbit & Pork https://twitter.com/PreyerSteff
Ilarna Nche – Freelance Alexa Skill Builder - https://twitter.com/ilarna_preach

Contact us
You can email us at contact@codeuntapped.com with any event-related questions, if you have any questions about Alexa please email rabbitandpork@tipigroup.com

See you soon
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.
And don’t forget your laptops and chargers!