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Speech & Text Analytics

Speech & Text Analytics (Genesys Cloud Quality & Performance Management)

Section Description
Module Context Part of Quality Management / Speech & Text Analytics / Workforce Engagement Management (WEM)
Admin Location Admin → Quality → Speech & Text Analytics
Purpose Enable transcription, conversation analytics, topic detection, sentiment analysis, and content search across voice and digital interactions

Speech & Text Analytics (STA) converts interactions into searchable transcripts and analyzes conversations to detect topics, sentiment, silence, and conversational patterns. These insights allow contact centers to improve customer experience, compliance monitoring, agent coaching, and operational intelligence.

Speech & Text Analytics supports both voice and digital channels including calls, chat, email, and messaging.


Study Notes

Topic Explanation
Speech Transcription Converts recorded voice conversations into text
Text Analytics Analyzes transcripts to extract insights
Topic Detection Identifies recurring conversation topics
Sentiment Analysis Determines emotional tone of conversation
Phrase Detection Detects specific words or phrases
Content Search Allows searching transcripts for keywords
Confidence Score Confidence level of transcription accuracy
Low-Latency Transcription Provides near real-time transcript generation

Key behavior:

  • Speech transcription must be enabled before analytics features work.
  • Transcript confidence threshold default = 40%.
  • Content search supports up to 35 days of transcript data.
  • Analytics results feed into Topics, Programs, and Topic Miner.

Navigation

Task Navigation
Configure speech analytics Admin → Quality → Speech & Text Analytics → Settings
Enable transcription Admin → Quality → Speech & Text Analytics → Settings → Voice Transcription
Manage topics Admin → Quality → Topics
Configure programs Admin → Quality → Programs
Run topic discovery Admin → Quality → Topic Miner
Review transcripts Performance → Workspace → Interactions → Conversation Details

Configuration Fields (UI Form Fields)

Speech & Text Analytics Settings

UI Field Description Real Options
Enable Voice Transcription Enables automatic transcription of voice interactions Toggle On / Off
Transcript Confidence Threshold Minimum confidence score for transcript inclusion Percentage slider (Default 40%)
Enable Low Latency Transcription Generates transcripts faster for near real-time analytics Toggle On / Off
Enable Content Search Allows searching transcript content Toggle On / Off
Transcript Retention Determines how long transcripts remain searchable Up to 35 days
Language Detection Detects language automatically Toggle On / Off
Supported Languages Languages available for transcription English / Spanish / French / German / Portuguese
Enable Keyword Search Allows keyword-based transcript queries Toggle
Save Apply settings Button
Cancel Cancel configuration changes Button

Transcript View UI Fields (Interaction Details)

UI Field Description Options
Transcript Panel Displays conversation transcript Read-only
Speaker Identification Labels speakers in transcript Agent / Customer
Sentiment Indicator Displays sentiment level Positive / Neutral / Negative
Confidence Indicator Displays transcription confidence Percentage
Keyword Highlight Highlights searched phrases Enabled
Search Transcript Search within transcript Text field
Jump to Timestamp Navigate to transcript timestamp Button

Dependencies

Component Purpose
Interaction Recording Required to capture voice conversations
Speech-to-Text Engine Converts voice recordings into transcripts
Topics Defines patterns detected in transcripts
Programs Packages topics for business analytics
Topic Miner Discovers phrases automatically

Platform Integration / Related Components

Component Relationship
Topics Define phrases and patterns detected in transcripts
Programs Organize topics for business-level analysis
Topic Miner Automatically identifies phrases
Sentiment Feedback Improves sentiment detection
Interaction Analytics Displays analytics insights

Related Topics / Further Reading

Topic Description
Topic Miner Discover phrases in transcripts
Topics Define analytics phrase patterns
Programs Group topics into analytics programs
Evaluation Forms Evaluate agent interactions
Quality Policies Manage recording lifecycle

Implementation Checklist

Task Status
Enable speech transcription
Configure transcript confidence threshold
Enable low-latency transcription
Enable transcript search
Configure topics
Configure analytics programs
Validate transcripts appear in interactions

Implementation Guide

Step Action
Step 1 Navigate to Admin → Quality → Speech & Text Analytics → Settings
Step 2 Enable Voice Transcription
Step 3 Configure transcript confidence threshold
Step 4 Enable Low Latency Transcription
Step 5 Enable Content Search
Step 6 Save configuration
Step 7 Verify transcripts appear in interaction details

How to Implement

Phase Description
Transcription Setup Enable speech transcription
Analytics Configuration Configure transcript settings
Topic Creation Define topics for analytics
Program Mapping Map topics to queues or flows

Workflow

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