What to Know

How Do You Change Alexa’s Voice to Shaquille O’Neal?

Follow these steps to enable the Shaq voice skill on your Echo:

  • Say “Alexa, introduce me to Shaq.”
  • Alexa will give an explanation of how the skill works. Say “Yes” to confirm the purchase.
  • To activate the celebrity voice skill on your other connected Echo devices, say “Alexa, enable Shaq.”
  • Say “Shaq” followed by your request. For example, “Shaq, tell me a joke.”

How Does the Shaq Voice Skill for Alexa Work?

Celebrity voice skills do not change Alexa’s default voice. Instead, Shaq will respond to specific requests. If you ask him for help making a list, setting reminders, or shopping, Shaq will defer to Alexa.

Say “Alexa, introduce me to Shaq.”

Alexa will give an explanation of how the skill works. Say “Yes” to confirm the purchase.

To activate the celebrity voice skill on your other connected Echo devices, say “Alexa, enable Shaq.”

Say “Shaq” followed by your request. For example, “Shaq, tell me a joke.”

Here are some examples of voice commands Shaq will respond to:

  • “Shaq, what can you do?”“Shaq, set an alarm for noon.”“Shaq, set a timer for one hour.”“Shaq, tell me a joke.”“Shaq, what’s the weather today?”“Shaq, drop a beat.”“Shaq, give me advice.”“Shaq, tell me a story.”

Can You Get Different Voices for Alexa?

Select the Shaquille O’Neal celebrity personality skill.

Select Buy now with 1-Click, then confirm if prompted.

Make sure the skill is compatible with your device. Look for Works with one or more of your Alexa Devices under Buy now with 1-Click.

Say “Alexa, enable Shaq” to activate the skill on your connected Echo devices.

Can You Adjust Alexa’s Voice?

You can change Alexa’s language and accent. For example, you can switch between American English and British English. To change the gender of Alexa’s voice, say “Alexa, change your voice.”

For more voice settings, open the Alexa app and tap More > Settings > Voice Responses. From there, you can manage your celebrity voices, enable Whisper Mode, and more.

To teach Alexa to recognize individual voices, set up Alexa voice profiles in the Alexa app. You can create up to 10 voice profiles for all of your devices.

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