13. The system for conducting an automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application according to claim 12 , wherein the speech recognition device is further configured to, after determining that the prompts for instructions are satisfactorily answered by the respondent, present the respondent with prompts of the application.
12. The system for conducting an automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application according to claim 9 , wherein the speech recognition device is further configured to, after the identity of the respondent is confirmed, automatically generate prompts for instructions, including sample prompts to the respondent.