Speech analytics software analyzes ongoing or recorded calls and detects emotional cues for quality assurance. The software uses similar technology found in voice recognition software where spoken language is analyzed using artificial intelligence. However, speech analytics differs from voice recognition in that the latter is concerned with just speech transcription and identifying the speaker, while the former provides emotional analysis and sentiment analysis for performance insights.
Speech analytics tools help call center representatives and managers identify when customers are agitated, confrontational, or stressed. It allows them to adapt and improve their representative’s future performance by coaching them on how to react to difficult situations and providing satisfactory customer support. Speech analytics solutions either integrate with or are offered as a preloaded feature of contact center software.
To qualify for inclusion within the Speech Analytics category, a product must:
Record or analyze calls in real time
Provide insight into the emotional state of customers in real time or after the fact
Generate quality assurance reports to improve performance of call center representatives
Archive all recorded calls