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The rise of the bot
in internal comms
Introductions
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
What are chatbots?
What are chatbots?
I’d like to book a table
Sure. When for?
Tomorrow evening.
I can check that for you. What
time would you like to join us?
8pm
And for how many people?
Four
No problem. I’ve booked that
for you and will email
confirmation.
Hype
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
#SmileExpo @sharonodea
Chatbots in the wild
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Chatbots in the wild
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
In the enterprise
Email
Intranet
ESN Self-serve HR
Learning
Management
Line of
business
applications
Records
management
CRM
Resource
planning
Inventory
management
Finance
Travel booking
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
What does that look like?
Book holiday
Sure. When for?
Book
I’m afraid someone else in the team is off at that time,
which leaves us understaffed. Would you like to ask your
manager for an exception, or try different dates?
Ask my manager Try different dates
Book meetings
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Approve expenses
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Frequently asked questions
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Repair Bot
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Train your own
Pre-trained
Train themselves
Build your own bot
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Hi. I’d like to book a meeting 

room please
When?
Input time and date
How many people?
Do you need equipment?
Input number
Provide options: screen, flipchart,
video conference facility
Do you need catering?
Options: yes/no
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
The Science Part
@sharonodea #IOICLive17
Utterances
!
Hi. I’d like to book a meeting room please.
Intent
motion.ai
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
motion.ai
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Employee questions
Credit: Scarlett Abbott
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Frameworks
#SmileExpo17
• Microsoft Bot
Framework
• API.ai (Google)
• Watson (IBM)
• Amazon Lex
• Wit.ai
• Pullstring
Q&A Maker
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Q&A Maker
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Test and iterate
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Buy, don’t build
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Make it snappy
*Meeker Report 2016
times per day
150
240minutes per day
96seconds per interaction
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
=
poncho.is
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
getrescue.io
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Bus Uncle (Facebook)
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
• Tone
• Characteristics
• Personality
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Prototyping tools
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
Why build chatbots?
• Turn interactions into conversations
• Put tools and content into the hands of
audiences
• Enable interactions to be simple and
seamless – improve employee experience
• Act as a bridge between systems designed by
IT and those designed for humans
• Automate simple tasks
• Easy to create and cost-effective
• They do the hard work to keep things simple
for users
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
How to build a bot
Start with user needs
Plan your content and conversation
Buy – or use a framework to build
Test and iterate
Develop its personality
@sharonodea #SmileExpo17
blog: intranetizen.com
web: sharonodea.co.uk
email: sharon@sharonodea.co.uk
twitter: @sharonodea

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The rise of the bot in internal communications