11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether a name collision exists for the name of the potential call recipient further comprises determining whether a name collision exists for the name of the potential call recipient based upon the speech recognition output.
1. A method of providing voice dialing assistance, the method comprising: providing a first input to a speech recognition engine, the first input corresponding to a speech sample provided by a caller attempting to reach an intended call recipient; generating a speech recognition output in response to the first input; identifying a potential call recipient based upon the speech recognition output; determining whether a name collision exists for a name of the potential call recipient; and confirming that the potential call recipient is the intended call recipient by using a personal recording made by the potential call recipient only if it is determined that no name collision exists for the name of the potential call recipient, and otherwise confirming that the potential call recipient is the intended call recipient using a verbal prompt generated by a second source regardless of whether a personal recording from the potential call recipient is available for use.