1. A method of conducting a telephonic speech recognition application comprising: A. making telephonic contact with a respondent; B. presenting the respondent with at least one introductory prompt to reply to; C. utilizing a speech recognition algorithm to process the audio responses given by the respondent to determine a level of capability of the respondent; D. based on said audio responses, presenting the respondent with one of: at least one prompt associated with an application; and an explanation of the operation of said speech recognition application.