Teaching Bots to Talk - Design & Content Conference Extra Event

Design & Content + Style & Class Together Again

On July 17th we’re partnering with The Design & Content Conference (https://designcontentconf.com) to bring an extra bit of fun to Vancouver through an exciting talk and panel on teaching bots to talk. This is a fun, thought-provoking session around the new reality of personal agents, bots, and artificial intelligence permeating our digital lives.

To make a bit more room we’re hosting the talk and panel at The Rio Theatre in East Vancouver. The event is free to everyone, but there are only 400 tickets so you'll need to be signed up for the Style & Class Meetup and get a ticket quickly! All you need to do is RSVP through Meetup.com (that's your ticket).

How to Teach Your Bot to Talk

Conversational bots don’t auto-magically learn how to talk and behave. Humans need to teach them. When designing any natural language interaction, machine learning alone will give you exactly what you'd expect: robo-talk. But that's not what's needed in the experiences quickly emerging across devices, services, and social environments. We're literally at the nascent stage of this phenomenal evolution in the interactions between humans and technology. People on software engineering, design, and content teams often don't know where to begin in thinking beyond the tech to creating bots and experiences with intentional, crafted interactions that humans will enjoy.

The conversation platform of both today and the future needs not only innovative engineering, but expertise in design and creative writing to create the nuances of effective, meaningful, and personal conversations. You’ll hear insights about the type of talent that's needed to develop personality, craft conversation flows, ensure meaning, and add humor. And you’ll hear some specifics to provoke the thinking with your business leaders and stakeholders to take your bot from useful basics to something that can be engaging, effective, and fun.

Our speakers include:

• Karen Kesler (https://designcontentconf.com/speaker/karen-kesler), Director of Content Experiences

• Deborah Baumfeld (https://designcontentconf.com/speaker/deborah-baumfeld), Senior Content Publisher

• Elizabeth Reese (https://designcontentconf.com/speaker/elizabeth-reese), Project Editor

• Jonathan Foster (https://designcontentconf.com/speaker/jonathan-foster), Principal Content Manager

Huge thanks to Microsoft for their Sponsorship of the opening event of the Design & Content Conference week and making it possible for us to provide this extra event at no charge to you!

Doors open at 6:00pm, panel starts at 7:00pm. No admittance after 7:15pm.

An assortment of beer and soft drinks will be provided and there will be a cash bar. The full concession will also be open and available to purchase food and drinks.

19+, minors not permitted due to alcohol service. You will need government issued photo ID at the door.