13. A method for dynamic adjustment of audio prompts in response to a users interaction modality in a communications system having a multimodal interface comprising a speech interface for accessing a speech recognizer and another interface, the method comprising: after prompting a user for input and capturing input, generating an input identifier associated with the user input modality, determining the mode of user input modality and selecting a corresponding one of a foreground state and a background state of the speech interface.
13. A method for dynamic adjustment of audio prompts in response to a users interaction modality in a communications system having a multimodal interface comprising a speech interface for accessing a speech recognizer and another interface, the method comprising: after prompting a user for input and capturing input, generating an input identifier associated with the user input modality, determining the mode of user input modality and selecting a corresponding one of a foreground state and a background state of the speech interface. 18. A method according to claim 13 wherein when the user's input modality comprises more than one input mode, the method comprises selecting an appropriate foreground state or background state of the speech interface according to a context of the application.