Allison Smith – the voice of Asterisk – is one of the most prevalent and often-heard telephone voices working today.. From IVR prompts for Fortune 500 companies to talking toys and kiosks; Allison’s wide range of experience as a voice talent – and her specialty in voicing telephone prompts – has established her as an insightful blogger and. speaker on issues of IVR and ways to improve it.. In addition to her on-going work as the voice of Asterisk, Allison had voiced platforms for Verizon, Sprint, Qwest, Cingular, Vonage and Bell Canada, as well as IVR platforms for EBay, Victoria’s Secret, PetSmart, 3M, and countless other companies.