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A quick guide on integrating Alexa with Microsoft LUIS

Considering integrating other NLP engines into your Alexa skills? This guide walks you through the process using Microsoft Luis.

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Product roundup: customizable lines, branding, passwords & more

No two conversation designs or designers are the same, that's why we're excited to release a new list of customizations for chatbots & voice

Product Release

Voiceflow brings visual prototyping & enhanced test navigation to tool

Take your voice experience to the next level with extensive and efficient voice testing.

Newsletter

March Newsletter (2021)

In this edition of the VF newsletter: Voiceflow Desktop App, Visual Protoyping & more – now available.

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How I used conversation design to get a Job

Anyone can use a conversation experience to stand out on the job hunt.

Product Release

VFV2 Deep Dive: Powerful new tools for conversation design and collaboration

From workflow to export, a deep dive into the design features that come new with Voiceflow V2.

Product Release

The ultimate guide to #VFV2: what's new with Voiceflow?

From visuals to smarter prototyping, an open-source SDK, and even a desktop app – here's the breakdown of what happened at Voiceflow V2.

Product Release

Introducing Smart Prototyping

The best way to design and test your conversation designs in Voiceflow.

Press Release

Announcing Voiceflow's 2020 Community Award winners!

Selected from over 55,000 individuals and teams across 100+ countries.

Newsletter

January Newsletter (2021)

In this edition of the VF newsletter: Smart Prototyping, Voiceflow V2, Community Award winners, and plenty more.

Press Release

Introducing #VFV2: The next phase of Voiceflow

Announcing Voiceflow V2 – the next phase of Voiceflow's tool evolution. Learn more about the event, and secure your spot for February 22nd.

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How to get started as a CX Designer

5 tips to help you on your journey to becoming a Conversation Designer.

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Where is the opportunity for Conversation Designers?

Conversation design is quickly becoming a skillset many companies are seeking, find out how you can land your next conversation design role.

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Interested in CxD? Here are the 5 best conversation design tools

This article evaluates CxD tools across 5 key areas: ease of use, collaboration, integrations/exports, design fidelity, and prototyping.

Education

The 5 best practices when designing for voice vs. chat experiences

Sr. Conversation Designer Sonia Talati explains the differences between the two channels along with helpful tips when optimizing for voice.

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Design conversations to be helpful, not human

Conversation designs tackle many use cases and forms, it's important to understand when to lean on flair over function – here's my take.

Engineering

Transforming your Raspberry PI into a simple voice assistant

In this guide, we'll explain how to build a voice assistant from scratch using Raspberry Pi and Voiceflow

Product Release

Voiceflow launches new Templates Library

Voiceflow templates are pre-built experiences that can be tailored to meet the needs of your next big idea

Engineering

What is the Voiceflow API and how do you use it?

Extend your Voiceflow project to power any conversational interface with the Dialog Management API

Product Release

User testing made easy with Transcripts in Voiceflow

The conversation design process isn't always a linear path to launch – Transcripts make it easy to review & analyze real conversation data

Expert Opinions

The Alexa Revolution: building voice apps for Amazon Alexa

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, learn how to build your first Alexa Skill in this step-by-step book.

Newsletter

August Newsletter (2021)

In this edition of the VF newsletter: New Templates Library, Transcripts, and a special guest webinar.

Press Release

Voiceflow raises $20M to build the future of conversation design tooling

We're proud to announce that we've raised $20M led by Felicis, Craft & a series of investors to help democratize conversational A – for all.

Engineering

How to build a Microsoft Teams bot with Voiceflow

Connect your conversational experience to Microsoft Teams with this step-by-step guide.

Expert Opinions

5 tips for better multimodal design

It's a multimodal world out there – in this piece, Elaine breaks down the best practices for balancing voice, visuals, and user experience.

Engineering

How to create a simple Telegram bot with Voiceflow

Hook up your Voiceflow conversations to your very own Telegram bot in a few minutes.

Education

4 things you can do with Airtable and conversation design

Integrating an Airtable base with conversation design brings fresh opportunities to the canvas.

Engineering

Statefulness with Microsoft LUIS

Required entity fulfillment is a powerful dialogue management technique that can drastically simplify conversation design.

Expert Opinions

Designing for Common Ground

A good conversation takes more than just logic; it's built on delightful user-centric experiences and a deep level of understanding.

Expert Opinions

How Conversation Designers use flows, storyboards and scripts

Documenting conversational interactions is notoriously hard. In this post, we breakdown the best practices for documentation in CxD at scale

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Why you need to consider designing for multimodal interfaces

CxD will be much more than just voice inputs and outputs in the future. At Voiceflow, we want to support that expansion.

Product Release

Product roundup: customizable lines, branding, passwords & more

No two conversation designs or designers are the same, that's why we're excited to release a new list of customizations for chatbots & voice

Product Release