SSML (Speech Activated Mark-up Language)

Use Your Words: Getting Familiar with Speech Synthesis Markup Language

By Chris Williams

CODE Magazine · 2017 - July/August

Updated Dec 26, 2025

Chris explores how voice-enabled home assistant devices, like Amazon Echo and Google Home, speak to you and how they learn to understand your particular speech patterns.

• Speech-Enabled Applications
• SSML (Speech Activated Mark-up Language)
• XML