Own The Conversation - Issue 72

When experience is required and you don't have it...plus do you know Julia Anderson? Some great events to attend and preparing for 2024...

Sep 24, 2023

Colleagues,

It’s got to that time of the year - the mornings and evenings are starting to get darker, the conkers are falling from the chestnut trees and the events calendar is going absolutely crazy!

It’s wonderful to see so many people at in-person events. Last week and the next couple of weeks are jam-packed with HR-related events that I am either attending or speaking at. This week sees me travelling to Athens to deliver a keynote to an audience of senior HR leaders from across Europe. The topic: (you guessed it) Conversational AI.

It seems that there is now a healthy vein of interest in what we do, outside of our industry bubble. This is fantastic news.

I hope that you get value from these events and will continue to support companies that put them on. We are fast heading into the last few months of the year, so make sure you check out the remaining events to attend in the events section below. Also if anyone is hosting anything in 2024 (or in the remainder of 2023), I’m going to start crowdsourcing global events in our space. So start adding them to the bottom of this sheet, we might as well get ready for the next year 👊

So anyway, let’s get on with things.

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To another great week ahead,

Martyn

Community

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Jobs

There are now three ways that I help connect job seekers to opportunities, and employers to Conversational AI professionals:

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Bot Jobs Freelancers… As a freelancer, by joining us, you can not only showcase your skills with your free portfolio builder but also connect with businesses that value your expertise.

As a business member, you get to tap into a pool of talented freelancers ready to bring their unique perspectives to your projects. Plus, leave the hassles of administrative tasks to us - we'll handle the systems, processes, and payments, letting you focus on what you do best: creating and innovating.

Latest Blogs and Content

If you found our recent blog on mastering interviews using the TAILS method insightful, you won't want to miss our newest piece. This week, we tackle the age-old conundrum: "Experience Required—How to Land a Job in Conversational AI When You Don't Have Any." Dive in to discover actionable ways to bridge the experience gap and get that job you've been eyeing.

Do you know… Julia Anderson?

Continuing our new initiative - Conversational Chronicles - we’ve got Julia Anderson (Conversational UI Writer at Samsung Research America). I invited Julia to write a letter to her younger self. This is what she wrote:

If you want to be a part of Conversational Chronicles, then feel free to get in touch. And if you want me to cover any other topics, or indeed fancy writing a guest blog yourself, then feel free to get in touch.

Events to Attend: Oct - Dec

Learning, networking and travelling. What could be better than doing all three when it comes to events? Also, any event listed that is preceded with (**) means that I will most likely be there.

October

World AI Summit
Oct 11–12, 2023
Amsterdam, NL

Chatbot Summit (Use code: ‘LDN23MRTN1203’ for a 30% discount on tickets)
Oct 11–12, 2023
London, UK

November

Conversational AI and Experience Summit
Nov 9–10, 2023
London, UK
(use discount code “CAES10”)

Ibero America Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit
Nov 29-30, 2023
Hybrid — Buenos Aires & Virtual

December

No Events Listed

Have I missed any events? Leave a comment on this post for your event to be added.

End Notes

As always, if you want to add anything to the next newsletter (events/jobs etc.) then feel free to DM me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and you can now connect with me on Threads.

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