1. A method for initiating an action using a voice-controlled human interface, the method comprising: electronically receiving first user input; parsing the first user input to determine whether the first user input contains a command activation statement that cues the voice-controlled human interface to enter a command mode in which a second user input comprising a voice signal is processed to identify at least one executable command; and in response to determining that the first user input comprises the command activation statement, identifying the at least one executable command in the second user input.