Note: This book is being published chapter by chapter as a living draft. Sections marked TBD are placeholders for material that is still in development, and the structure may change as the ideas evolve. What you’re reading here is part of an ongoing writing and design process. The final compiled version will be refined, expanded, and polished based on these early drafts.
Chapter 1: Why We Talk to Machines
Status: Published
- The Rise of the Conversational Interface
- More Than a Chat Bubble
- The Dance of Voice and Interface
Chapter 2: Intentional Interfaces
Status: Published
- What Do Users Actually Want?
- The Who / What / How Framework
- The Messiness Between Goals and Intents
- Designing for Clarity Without Killing Personality
Chapter 3: Thinking in Conversations
Status: Being Written
- Conversations as UX, Not Just Dialogue
- Mechanical Speech Chains vs. Human Chatter
- Trust, Repair, and Emotional Nuance
- Where Conversations Break (and How to Fix Them)
Chapter 4: Personality by Design
- TBD
Chapter 5: Designing Prompts: Small Words, Big Impact
- TBD
Chapter 6: Conversations That Grow Over Time
- TBD
Chapter 7: Designing Across Ecosystems
- TBD
Chapter 8: Prototyping Conversations
- TBD
Chapter 9: Prototyping to Production
- TBD
Chapter 10: From Launch to Lifelong Learning
- TBD
Chapter 11: Designing by Principles, Avoiding Pitfalls
- TBD
Chapter 12: The Future Has a Voice
- TBD
