Enhanced interface for use with speech recognition

A method of presenting keyword information to a user of a voice interface, the method comprising:

• operating a device including a processor to generate an audible keyword prompt indicating at least some keywords which may be spoken by a user in response to said user prompt, the audible keyword prompt including speech that has overlapping words, wherein said overlapping words comprise two or more voice keyword prompts that are mixed together to be at least partially overlapped.

A voice interface system comprising:

• processor hardware for generating an audible user prompt to solicit input from a user, the audible user prompt including words presented using a first rate of speech,
• means for generating, prior to receiving a user response to said audible user prompt, an audible keyword prompt indicating at least some keywords which may be spoken by a user in response to said user prompt, the audible keyword prompt including speech that has at least one feature, including overlapping words, wherein said overlapping words comprise two or more voice keyword prompts that are mixed together to be at least partially overlapped.

A voice interface method comprising:

• operating a device including a processor to generate an audible user prompt to solicit input from a user, the audible user prompt including words presented using a first rate of speech, and
• prior to receiving a user response to said user prompt, generating an audible keyword prompt indicating at least some keywords which may be spoken by a user in response to said user prompt, the audible keyword prompt including speech that has at least one word which is not fully pronounced.

A voice interface method comprising:

• operating a device including a processor to generate an audible user prompt to solicit input from a user, the audible user prompt including words presented using a first rate of speech, and
• prior to receiving a user response to said user prompt, generating an audible keyword prompt indicating at least one keyword which may be spoken by a user in response to said audible user prompt, the audible keyword prompt including speech that is generated at an audible sound level which is different than an audible sound level at which words in said audible user prompt are generated and at a rate which is different than the first rate of speech.