diff --git a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Audio/AudioCapture.cs b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Audio/AudioCapture.cs
index d5b51eef5..97d391c5c 100644
--- a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Audio/AudioCapture.cs
+++ b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Audio/AudioCapture.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class AudioCapture : MonoBehaviour
 
         public void StartRecording(bool autoPush = true)
         {
+            if (!Microphone.IsRecording(null))
+                m_Recording = Microphone.Start(null, true, m_BufferSeconds, m_AudioRate);
             m_LastPosition = Microphone.GetPosition(null);
             m_AudioToPush.Clear();
             IsCapturing = true;
diff --git a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldCharacter.cs b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldCharacter.cs
index de17aca65..673ab2e3e 100644
--- a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldCharacter.cs
+++ b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldCharacter.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Inworld.Packets;
 using Inworld.Util;
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.Events;
 using UnityEngine.Serialization;
@@ -372,10 +373,14 @@ public void SendText(string text)
         ///     The trigger to send. Both formats are acceptable.
         ///     You could send either whole string from CharacterData.trigger, or the trigger's shortName.
         /// </param>
-        public void SendTrigger(string triggerName)
+        /// <param name="param">A Dictionary with its param name, and its value.</param>
+        public void SendTrigger(string triggerName, Dictionary<string, string> param = null)
         {
             string[] trigger = triggerName.Split("triggers/");
-            SendEventToAgent(trigger.Length == 2 ? new CustomEvent(trigger[1]) : new CustomEvent(triggerName));
+            CustomEvent evt = trigger.Length == 2 ? new CustomEvent(trigger[1]) : new CustomEvent(triggerName);
+            if (param != null)
+                evt.Parameters = param;
+            SendEventToAgent(evt);
         }
         /// <summary>
         ///     Send general events to this Character.
diff --git a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldController.cs b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldController.cs
index 59da4d6f5..f18718d40 100644
--- a/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Inworld.AI/Scripts/Runtime/Entities/InworldController.cs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void _StartSession()
             m_Client.StartSession();
 #pragma warning restore 4014
             State = ControllerStates.Connected;
-            InworldAI.Log("InworldController Connected");
+            InworldAI.Log($"InworldController Connected {m_Client.SessionID}");
             StartCoroutine(InteractionCoroutine());
         }
         IEnumerator SwitchAudioCapture()