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Voicebot and Chatbot Design

Voicebot and Chatbot Design: Flexible conversational interfaces with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Facebook Messenger

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Voicebot and Chatbot Design

Chapter 2. How Not to Build Your Next Chat and Voicebots

In the previous chapter, we talked at length about the evolution of UI and, more specifically, conversational UI. We discussed the technical stacks of conversational solutions, as well as the differences between voice and chat solutions. We focused on some of the challenges of evolving those solutions and explored some ideas on how to do this.

The next few chapters will provide tips and ideas on how to build a successful conversational UI for both chat and voice applications. However, before we start analyzing the requirements for a conversational application, I would like to give some thought to conversational UI and how building it wrongly can make it bad.

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Key benefits

  • Build AI chatbots and voicebots using practical and accessible toolkits
  • Design and create voicebots that really shine in front of humans
  • Work with familiar appliances like Alexa, Google Home, and FB Messenger
  • Design for UI success across different industries and use cases

Description

We are entering the age of conversational interfaces, where we will interact with AI bots using chat and voice. But how do we create a good conversation? How do we design and build voicebots and chatbots that can carry successful conversations in in the real world? In this book, Rachel Batish introduces us to the world of conversational applications, bots and AI. You’ll discover how - with little technical knowledge - you can build successful and meaningful conversational UIs. You’ll find detailed guidance on how to build and deploy bots on the leading conversational platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Facebook Messenger. You’ll then learn key design aspects for building conversational UIs that will really succeed and shine in front of humans. You’ll discover how your AI bots can become part of a meaningful conversation with humans, using techniques such as persona shaping, and tone analysis. For successful bots in the real world, you’ll explore important use-cases and examples where humans interact with bots. With examples across finance, travel, and e-commerce, you’ll see how you can create successful conversational UIs in any sector. Expand your horizons further as Rachel shares with you her insights into cutting-edge voicebot and chatbot technologies, and how the future might unfold. Join in right now and start building successful, high impact bots!

Who is this book for?

This book is for you, if you want to deepen your appreciation of UI and how conversational UIs - driven by artificial intelligence - are transforming the way humans interact with computers, appliances, and the everyday world around us. This book works with the major UI toolkits available today, so you do not need a deep programming knowledge to build the bots in this book: a basic familiarity with markup languages and JavaScript will give you everything you need to start building cutting-edge conversational UIs.

What you will learn

  • Build your own AI voicebots and chatbots
  • Use familiar appliances like Alexa, Google Home, and Facebook Messenger
  • Master the elements of conversational user interfaces
  • Key design techniques to make your bots successful
  • Use tone analysis to deepen UI conversation for humans
  • Create voicebots and UIs designed for real-world situations
  • Insightful case studies in finance, travel, and e-commerce
  • Cutting-edge technology and insight into the future of AI bots

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Table of Contents

13 Chapters
1. Conversational UI is our Future Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. How Not to Build Your Next Chat and Voicebots Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Building a Killer Conversational App Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Designing for Amazon Alexa and Google Home Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Designing a Facebook Messenger Chatbot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Contextual Design – Can We Make a Bot Feel More Human? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Building Personalities – Your Bot Can Be a Better Human Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. A View into Vertical-Specific Bots – Financial Institutions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Travel and E-Commerce Bots – Use Cases and Implementation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Conversational Design Project – A Step-By-Step Guide Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Summary Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Mr. Cook Feb 05, 2023
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Good overview with concepts, tips and examples but not technical.Not a problem, and a good book, but just want others to know that you might want a technical tome to go alongside this book.
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Max Kriemerman Feb 03, 2021
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I bought this book tolearn more about Voicebots. I developed my company STT, TTS and some bot technology, so I expected to learn a lot based on the title and author experience. It has serious weaknesses in the most theoretical parts (almost no math). It is easy to read.
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Bojan Poturica May 07, 2020
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It is not an easy task to find quality books and information on chatbots and voice bots, but this book is really great to read. It gives you a great overview and saves lot of time searching for the information.
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Luciana Mar 27, 2019
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I was looking for a quick read on Bot design, NOT development. This book provided a great overview on all the considerations required to design a solid bot.
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Teri Oct 31, 2018
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In this voice-first world, technology is changing so fast... and Rachel covers it all! She covers everything from definitions of basic voice user interface terms to tutorials on how to design effective conversation experiences. This is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to learn about the latest technology of conversational design.
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