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Biographical Information
David Myron
Editorial Director Speech Technology Magazine
dmyron@destinationcrm.com
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David Myron is the editorial director for Speech Technology and CRM magazines. David is responsible for the general direction and day-to-day editorial operations of CRM magazine, its Web site, and its weekly email newsletter. An award-winning writer, David returned to CRM magazine in January 2005 from Primedia, where he covered Generation X trends for American Demographics magazine and developed and launched Demographics Alert, the magazine's weekly email newsletter, targeting marketers, C-level executives, and university professors. Previously David served as a senior editor of CRM magazine, writing call center and customer service features, case studies, and news analysis stories for the magazine, and news stories for destinationCRM.com. He spearheaded several new initiatives at the magazine, including CRM's first annual Service Leader and Service Elite awards issue. David originally joined CRM magazine from Ziff Davis, where as a senior editor he wrote CRM and wireless feature and news stories for PC Magazine's The IT Insider Series, a subscription service for IT executives that provided newsletters, conferences, and gated Web sites. He also served as the founding editor of Small Business Solutions Provider, a monthly supplement inside of Small Business Computing magazine, and as the founding online editor of the Small Business Computing and Home Office Computing Web sites. David was the small-business editor at CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine, where he won an APEX award for feature writing for the article "How E-Savvy Are You?" David has shared his industry expertise with other business publications. His articles have appeared in CMP's Computer Reseller News, Forbes SIP, Line56.com, and Ziff Davis's Channel Zone. He is the coauthor of the research report "CRM Market Forecast: 2002-2003" (Primedia, 2002) and coauthor of the book Application Service Providing: The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Rather than Buying Applications (SCN Education, 2000). David shares his industry knowledge with reporters from notable publications, including the Wall Street Journal, who have interviewed him as an expert in customer relationships. He received a BA in print journalism from Hofstra University.
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Conference Sessions by David Myron
SpeechTEK 2007 - Wednesday, August 22
TRACK A: PLANNING & MANAGING SUCCESSFUL SPEECH DEPLOYMENTS
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
TRACK B: THE V-FILES: HOT TOPICS IN VUI DESIGN
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
TRACK C: NOW READY FOR PRIME TIME!
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
TRACK D: SOLVING SPEECH APPLICATION PROBLEMS
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
TRACK E: TIPS & TECHNIQUES FOR FIXING YOUR SPEECH APPLICATIONS
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
A SpeechTEK West 2007 keynote speaker offers three major trends to watch: speech as a service, voice plus visual, and find and transact capabilities.
It probably shouldn't surprise me that on the day that Information Today Inc. acquired Speech Technology Magazine and its related products I was interacting with a speech-enabled interactive voice response (IVR) system. I was confirming an order with 1-800-flowers.com to buy a gourmet food basket for the family of a friend and colleague who recently lost a devoted father and husband. Because of the sensitive nature of this purchase, I wanted it to be treated with the care, sensitivity, and assurances that I thought only a human could provide. I've had plenty of good experiences with speech-enabled IVR systems, especially recently, but the importance of this purchase and the relative newness of the technology concerned me.
Here's an interesting turn of events: Despite the recent negative press on speech technology, Newsday, a daily newspaper serving more than 2 million readers on Long Island, NY, countered with a fairly positive piece on the industry. What's more, the story, "If You Prefer Humans, Press 0," by Tania Padgett, (October 19, 2006), even dedicated a significant amount of attention to Paul English, founder of gethuman.com. It behooves those in the industry to welcome English and learn from him, as he's splashing some much-needed water on the industry's face.
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