Is The Dream of AI Voice Finally Here? 🗣️✨

Remember the first time you said “Hey Siri”? That was October 2011—14 years ago. The underlying tech traces to 2007, yet Siri today isn’t wildly different from the iPhone 4S era. This year, true voice assistants still seemed like something that was only a reality in film but in July everything changed🎙️…

• OpenAI Advanced Voice speaks + live‑translates with human cadence.

• OpenAI Record Mode (Mac) turns any call into an instant transcript + summary.

• ElevenLabs launched V3 adding emotion & 70 languages.

• Rumor Watch: Bloomberg says Apple is eyeing Anthropic Claude to turbo‑charge Siri—expect iPhone voice to level‑up fast.

This month I’ve been trying OpenAI’s updated voice assistant on all of my dog walks via AirPods. For the first time, it feels like I’m truly talking to a person, not a gadget. I was able to have it do research, go through my emails to find people to send messages to, craft the message for me and read it back and make restaurant reservations for dinner with friends - all while Rita does her business.

Taken together, these updates feel like 2025 could be the year we start to swap keyboards for conversation. And if you’re following the V3 release marketing from ElevenLabs it gets easier to believe.

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How many client calls do you juggle from the driver’s seat? What about if a quick voice note could tell your AI to follow-up with all the Open House attendees while you’re still cleaning up after them.

Why Should You Care?

• Hands‑free note‑taking: Save ~30 min per client by letting Record Mode transcribe walk‑throughs.

• One‑tap follow‑ups: Ask ChatGPT to turn transcripts into task lists + draft emails.

• Pitch coaching: Voice role‑play sharpens listing scripts; higher win‑rate.

• Auto‑populate your CRM while driving: Voice commands add notes, create tasks, and tag leads so your database is always current.

• Inbox triage on autopilot: Using Google Workspace integrations you can ask it to scan unread messages, draft replies, and schedule follow‑ups, all before the next showing.

• Write your video voice overs: Using ElevenLabs you can clone your voice and just export a typed voice file to upload over video footage.

4 Voice‑First Workflows to Try Today

1. Listing‑Pitch Rehearsal  - ChatGPT Voice plays the “tough seller,” and you get to sharpen your pitch.

2. Hands‑Free Busy Work - Driving? “add inspection dates to Google Cal and send an email to the client” Client touch points done in the kids pick-up line

3. Market Report Cliff‑Note Reader - Ask AI to create an in-depth market report before you head to an appointment and then ask Voice clarifying Qs and test you with insights you can share with your client in the meeting to show your expertise.

4. Inbox Voice Triage  - On headphones, say: “AI, read my unread emails, flag urgency levels, tell me who are the ‘hot’ leads and then read me a draft of the message to send them” Approve with a simple “sounds good”.

How Do You Imagine Using It?

Reply with one workflow you’re gonna hand off to your new AI voice assistant, and I’ll feature the best idea in the next issue.

—Matt