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Voice AI glossary
Definitions of voicebot, cold calling AI, lead scoring, and Voice AI terms.
Voicebot
What is a voicebot? An AI voice agent that handles phone conversations, qualifies leads, and books meetings 24/7.
AI cold calling
AI cold calling uses voice agents to dial hundreds of leads daily with automatic qualification.
Lead scoring
Lead scoring automatically rates lead quality based on answers during an AI phone conversation.
Voice AI
Voice AI is artificial intelligence for processing and generating speech in business conversations.
Lead qualification
Lead qualification collects key information so sales reps only follow up on high-quality outbound leads.
Objection handling
Objection handling is how a voice agent responds to common “no's” in cold outreach calls.
Conversation script
A conversation script is the structure of questions, responses, and rules a voicebot follows.
Cold outreach
Cold outreach initiates contact with new prospects. Voicebots scale phone outreach by qualifying leads.
Follow-up sequence
A follow-up sequence is planned steps after a call (email, callback, CRM task).
Speech-to-Text (STT)
STT converts speech to text in real time - the foundation for voicebot understanding.
Text-to-Speech (TTS)
TTS converts text to natural speech - core of voicebot trust and B2B conversion.
Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
VAD detects when the caller speaks - key to smooth dialogue and low latency.
Barge-in
Barge-in lets callers interrupt the bot - essential for natural sales dialogue.
Turn-taking
Turn-taking controls when the bot speaks vs listens.
Latency budget
Total response delay: STT + LLM + TTS in voicebots.
Call disposition
Classify call results: meeting booked, rejected, callback, voicemail.
Call analytics
Measure conversion, duration, objections, script performance.
Power dialer
Power dialer auto-dials; voicebot runs the full conversation.
Deliverability
Connection rate, DNC compliance, number reputation.
Agentic AI
Agents execute multi-step workflows: call, CRM, calendar, follow-up.
Tool calling
LLM invokes CRM, calendar, APIs during calls.
Multi-agent systems
Multiple specialized AI agents in one workflow.
Agent guardrails
Rules limiting what agents say and do.
Prompt injection
Callers attempting to override agent instructions.
AI evals
Automated and manual quality tests for voice agents.
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