IVR Workflow Actions

Overview The Say/Play action allows you to provide instructions or information to callers via either text-to-speech or pre-recorded audio. This action is part of an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system, which helps guide callers through options or deliver important messages.

Action Name Say/Play

Action Description This action lets you configure whether to play a text-to-speech message or a pre-recorded audio message to the caller. It can be used for greetings, instructions, or any other information to be conveyed in a phone call.

Action Details

IVR Action Details

How to Configure Say or Play Message: Choose whether you want to say a message (text-to-speech) or play a message (pre-recorded audio).

  • Say a message: Input the text you want to convert to speech.

  • Play a message: Upload an audio file to be played to the caller.

  • Text to Say: If you selected "Say a message," type the text that the system will read aloud.

Language: Select the language in which the message should be spoken. Only English is supported for this.

Message Voice: Choose whether the voice will be male or female.

Number of Loops: Set the number of times you want the message to be played. Default is 1.

Field Name

Description

Mandatory

Say or Play Message

Choose between text-to-speech or playing a pre-recorded audio message

Yes

Text to Say

The text that will be converted to speech (if text-to-speech is selected)

No (only for text-to-speech option)

Language

The language in which the text will be spoken

Yes

Message Voice

Select the type of voice (e.g., male or female) for the text-to-speech

Yes

Number of Loops

Number of times the message should be repeated

No

Example If you're setting up a welcome message for a customer service IVR, you might configure it like this:

  • Action Name: Welcome Message to the Caller

  • Say or Play Message: Say a message

  • Text to Say: "Hello, welcome to ABC Services. Please press 1 for Sales, 2 for Support."

  • Language: English (US)

  • Message Voice: Woman

  • Number of Loops: 1

Additional Notes For pre-recorded audio, ensure the file is in a compatible format (e.g., MP3). Adjust the number of loops depending on the type of message and its importance.

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