A method comprising: while receiving initial audio data indicating an initial portion of voice input, outputting, by a computing device and for display, a speech recognition graphical user interface including at least one element, wherein the at least one element is output for display, at an initial location of the speech recognition GUI and in a first visual format, to indicate the computing device is receiving the initial audio data; generating, by the computing device, based at least in part on the initial audio data, a transcription of the initial audio data; and while receiving additional audio data indicating a second portion of the voice input: determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on a comparison of at least one a word from the transcription to a preconfigured set of actions, presence or absence of a voice-initiated action associated with the initial portion of the voice input; responsive to determining the presence of the voice-initiated action and prior to executing the voice-initiated action, outputting, by the computing device and for display, an animation of a change in a position of the at least one element to mimic a person nodding his or her head as an indicator of an affirmative response that the presence of the voice-initiated action has been determined based on the initial audio data, wherein the animation includes the at least one element moving from the initial location to a first location of the speech recognition that is above the initial location, then moving from the first location to a second location of the speech recognition GUI that is below the initial location and then moving from the second location back to the initial location. while receiving initial audio data indicating an initial portion of voice input, outputting, by a computing device and for display, a speech recognition graphical user interface including at least one element, wherein the at least one element is output for display, at an initial location of the speech recognition GUI and in a first visual format, to indicate the computing device is receiving the initial audio data; generating, by the computing device, based at least in part on the initial audio data, a transcription of the initial audio data; and while receiving additional audio data indicating a second portion of the voice input: determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on a comparison of at least one a word from the transcription to a preconfigured set of actions, presence or absence of a voice-initiated action associated with the initial portion of the voice input; responsive to determining the presence of the voice-initiated action and prior to executing the voice-initiated action, outputting, by the computing device and for display, an animation of a change in a position of the at least one element to mimic a person nodding his or her head as an indicator of an affirmative response that the presence of the voice-initiated action has been determined based on the initial audio data, wherein the animation includes the at least one element moving from the initial location to a first location of the speech recognition that is above the initial location, then moving from the first location to a second location of the speech recognition GUI that is below the initial location and then moving from the second location back to the initial location. determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on a comparison of at least one a word from the transcription to a preconfigured set of actions, presence or absence of a voice-initiated action associated with the initial portion of the voice input; responsive to determining the presence of the voice-initiated action and prior to executing the voice-initiated action, outputting, by the computing device and for display, an animation of a change in a position of the at least one element to mimic a person nodding his or her head as an indicator of an affirmative response that the presence of the voice-initiated action has been determined based on the initial audio data, wherein the animation includes the at least one element moving from the initial location to a first location of the speech recognition that is above the initial location, then moving from the first location to a second location of the speech recognition GUI that is below the initial location and then moving from the second location back to the initial location.