Voice Personality Workshop with Microsoft's Stephanie Blucker

This is the Seattle Chapter of the International Empowerment Organization, Women in VoiceMission StatementIt is the mission of“Women in Voice”1) to buildcommunityfor women in this field, 2) toamplifytheworkandtalentof women, 3) to provideprofessional developmentandresourcesto support women, 4) toempowerwomen anddiversepeople in the voice technology field. This includes but is not restricted to developers, engineers, designers, marketers, user experience researchers, voice actors, linguists, and artificial intelligence specialists.

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Women in Voice Seattle Workshop: Designing Personalities for Conversational Agents with Stephanie Blucker, Writer at Microsoft

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Join us for a workshop with Stephanie Blucker, Writer at Microsoft. At this event, Stephanie will cover how she approaches developing a personality for Conversational/Voice User Experience (CUX/VUX). There will also be a breakout session where you'll have the opportunity to develop your own CUX/VUX personality.--Speaker BioStephanie is a conversational UX writer for Microsoft, where she crafts personalities for conversational agents and the voices that go with them. She currently leads a project called Personality Chat, which was honored by Fast Company with an Innovation by Design award. Previously, she was part of the editorial team that crafted personality principles and conversational content for Cortana, Microsoft’s digital personal assistant. She’s a second-year master’s student in the University of Washington’s Human Centered Design and Engineering program. Outside work, you might find her reading, working on a play or novel, or running or hiking with her 75-pound dog.Create33We are proud to call Create33 a community partner of Women in Voice. Create33 is growing the Pacific Northwest by providing the access and resources that make technology startups successful. They are located in downtown Seattle in the Wells Fargo Center. Learn more: https://create33.co/--Note: We're asking for a $5-10 donation at the door for attendees to support costs related to putting on local events including hosting the Meetup.com page, organizing the event, nametags, pens, supplies, etc. We will accept cash and Venmo at the door.Why the donation? Women in Voice does not have the mission of making money, we just don't want our organizers to be in the red while they volunteer!Location: 33rd Floor of Create33 (999 3rd Avenue)--Image Credit: Photo by Fausto García on Unsplash--FAQsVoice: What if I'm not in the voice field? What if I'm not in tech?Not a problem! We support people learning about our field and would love to have you aboard. We all come from various backgrounds and support those with non-technical and technical backgrounds.Women and Men: I'm a man, can I come?Yes, this event is open to women* and allies. Are you an ally? An ally is someone who steps up to listen, celebrate, &amp; support people, especially from minority backgrounds. If you consider yourself an ally, then we're happy to have you join us.Decorum: Do you have a code of conduct?Yes, we adhere to the same code of conduct guidelines as Tech Ladies. We reserve the right to moderate and remove users who do not follow these guidelines. Learn more at: https://old.hiretechladies.com/code-of-conductPhotos: Do you take photos, videos, etc. at events?We might take photos, videos, etc. at this event. If you have preferences about images, please email the organizers.Contact: How can I contact the organizer with questions?Email: joanpba@gmail.com or mettyfisseha@gmail.com

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