TalkLocal's Manpreet Singh to Join SpeechTek Panel on May 23, 2016

WASHINGTON - May 20, 2016 - PRLog -- TalkLocal co-founder Manpreet Singh will speak at the SpeechTek Conference on May 23, 2016, in Washington, DC. The three-day event begins that Monday and features panel discussions, keynotes, and training sessions exploring voice technology innovations and applications. Manpreet will join moderator Bruce Pollock of West Interactive in a panel discussion entitled "Business Opportunities Enabled by the Internet of Things." Together with  AT&T's Greg Dimond and Cisco Systems' Kevin DeMers, the panel will assess how new speech interactive technologies will disrupt industries from home services to patient care. This event comes a month after fellow TalkLocal co-founder Gurpreet Singh spoke at the Mobile Technology Conference in San Jose where he presented his research and experiences regarding the development lifecycle for third-party voice applications integrating with Google Now, Cortana, Siri, and Amazon Echo.

Manpreet will join moderator Bruce Pollock of West Interactive in a panel discussion entitled "Business Opportunities Enabled by the Internet of Things." Together with  AT&T's Greg Dimond and Cisco Systems' Kevin DeMers, the panel will assess how new speech interactive technologies will disrupt industries from home services to patient care. This event comes a month after fellow TalkLocal co-founder Gurpreet Singh spoke at the Mobile Technology Conference in San Jose where he presented his research and experiences regarding the development lifecycle for third-party voice applications integrating with Google Now, Cortana, Siri, and Amazon Echo.

This event comes a month after fellow TalkLocal co-founder Gurpreet Singh spoke at the Mobile Technology Conference in San Jose where he presented his research and experiences regarding the development lifecycle for third-party voice applications integrating with Google Now, Cortana, Siri, and Amazon Echo.

"Business and consumer technology has always been a cat and mouse game with consumers always managing to wriggle just out of reach by adopting disruptive technology. As innovators, we need to recognize and bridge these divides," Manpreet explained.

For his part, Manpreet is COO of a company uniquely positioned to bridge the divide between traditional phone-reliant small businesses and consumers adopting internet of things devices (IoTs). With the ability to expand its search beyond networks of paying businesses, which often ends in missed or declined leads, TalkLocal can find and connect consumers to any matching business with a strong reputation and a publically listed number. Consequently, the small startup company boasts 100% nationwide coverage and a small business network in the billions.

Plus, because TalkLocal sends service details and enables real-time connections to businesses by phone, the company has delivered millions of calls to expose under-the-radar businesses to job opportunities coming from mobile and online customers.

To help businesses connect with the voice interactive user, TalkLocal first began bringing voice-based interactions to its platform with the launch of its iPhone and Android apps in 2015; they recorded service request details and let businesses preview the recording and opt into a live conversation with the customer. Later, the company enhanced its web-based platform by adding natural language processing to its search box. Next week, TalkLocal will launch an Amazon Echo Alexa skill that will similarly send voice-to-text service requests to matching businesses by phone.

"To get businesses to adopt disruptive technology, you have to build baby steps into the user experience. Otherwise, too many businesses fall through the tech divide rather than cross it," Manpreet said.

TalkLocal (http://www.talklocal.com) has raised $4 million in venture and Angel funds to date, served customers in 49 states, and delivered nearly 2.5 million calls to matching businesses. It offers 50 service categories including roofing, accountants, and heating and cooling. Download the app for free from iOS and Google Play.