1. A method for dynamically configuring a speech recognition portal, comprising: a) conducting a session with a user utilizing a speech recognition portal, wherein access to a network is provided during the session via the speech recognition portal; b) receiving utterances from the user during the session via the speech recognition portal; c) performing a speech recognition process on the utterances to interpret the utterances; and d) dynamically configuring one or more aspects of the speech recognition portal during the session.