The Conversologist

Your Choice, Our Nerdgasm Series kicks off with ⁠Sunsama⁠ and ⁠Reclaim AI⁠ . We share our personal experiences using each tool and debate which one works best for freelancers and entrepreneurs to stay organised.

Our guest, Sam Pierre-Gilles explore the intricate balance between AI-driven solutions and simpler, rule-based systems. The conversation covers the importance of having enough data to train AI models and the potential for AI to augment, rather than replace, human decision-making.

There is IQ, EQ and now AQ. In this thought provoking episode, we take a deep dive into the impact of AI on the human element and the essential skills needed in the age of AI. We explore the evolving relationship between humans and technology, emphasizing the need to complement rather than compete with technological advancements. My guest is Peachy Pacquing, managing director of Hyper Island .

Introducing an interactive podcast sub-series inviting YOU to be a part of the narrative. Every choice leads to a new discovery and possibly your next Nerdgasm. Don't just listen - participate, vote and learn with us. Your digital adventure awaits! Submit your digital challenge on our podcast show page.

Ever wondered how AI can bring people together, foster teamwork, and spark innovation? How can a machine help us grow, learn, and connect in ways we never thought possible? Yavor Belakov joins me to chat about enhancing teamwork with AI! His team built Team-GPT making it easy for humans to innovate together through group chats, prompt templates, and forking conversations down new paths. We are now...

Large language models or LLMs took conversational AI by storm enhancing how machines and humans communicate, and opened up both opportunities and challenges. How can we harness its power to enhance, not replace, the art of conversation? In this episode, my guest is Melissa Valdez , an expert in quantum computing and artificial intelligence. She helps business leaders develop innovative digital str...

AI technology, while transformative, brings a host of ethical concerns. From AI bias and job displacement to privacy issues and a lack of transparency. Are we ready to navigate these challenges and ensure responsible AI development and usage? In this episode, my guest is Natalie Rouse , General Manager of Eliiza , and co-host of the AI Australia podcast where we took a deep dive into the ethical i...

Nope, it’s not about selling on social media. And it’s not about spamming your prospects on social either. So, what does it take to ‘Social Sell'?  Our guest is Gunnar Habitz , whose mission is to help smart leaders to connect and engage with their network, both online and offline, beyond word-of-mouth referrals. In this episode, he shares his social selling framework through Lego bricks and s...

What if an AI bot could talk like a human? Would you spend time conversing with it? In this episode, I interview Pi , the latest AI chatbot by Inflection AI . It is designed to be your friendly chat companion. Listen in to my conversation with a machine. What do you think?

With ChatGPT’s popularity and rise of AI tools, UX and UI design might just accelerate towards a more human-centered approach even more. And what would Conversational Design Look Like in an AI Future? Joining me in this episode is Erika Hall , co-founder of Mule Design , author of Just Enough Research and Conversational Design , where you’ll find out the art of communication can elevate technology...

This is the first livestream edition of the Conversologist Podcast show.  Joining me in this episode is Rebecca Xu, product marketing manager at Opus where we tackle the do's and don'ts when live streaming, harnessing tech to bring out the creativity and audience engagement and more. You can give Opus a whirl by signing up . 

Do you see stress as a negative or use it to enhance your life instead?  Dr. Dwain Allan talks about his recent research to see if a conversational AI agents can change an entrepreneur's mindset about stress. We chatted about stress mindset theory and how it ties into building the conversational agent, stress interventions, the friendship questionnaire and whether chatbots should be trea...

What if you could talk to the (near) future and equally, the future talks to us? The Metaverse has a lot to offer but will that allow us to travel through time using avatars and learn about what is yet to come? Rew joins me in this thought exercise around the technologies behind the show, The Peripheral , and a few real-world (the present) applications.  Warning: Some spoilers included.

Nerdgasms? Yup. An integral part of the Conversologist Lab. This episode is not about what it is or how it's done but the WHY. This is my story that led me to start it and how it can potentially make a difference in people's lives. 

Workshops are not (always) effective. It isn't collaborative. There is no community. You learn from a subject matter expert and end up disappointed because you don't retain most of the knowledge you thought you learned. Here's why and an introduction to my framework that can make it more effective.

Online learning. Rate it, or hate it? From group zooms, to set-and-forget video tutorials, there are so many options. What works best - from a learner’s and a teacher’s perspective - and where could online learning go? Joining me in this episode is award-winning graphic novelist and creator of the LGBTQ superhero Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah, Carlo Vergara . 

With renewed energy, what better to time to revive the show with a new season. Here's a recap of my podcasting journey and I look forward to the new season with more 'no box' thinking.

We all know that our interactions on social media shape the content we see. It’s a fundamental of the algorithm, designed to maximise screen time and deliver an engaged, interested audience to the advertiser. But what about the people we connect with? Is it really just the who-knows-who connectedness that I always assumed, or does the tech guide us, like the hand of fate ensuring that two people m...

Clubhouse is the new player in social media. An invitation-only, audio-only app, where members address the room “live” from a virtual stage, Clubhouse sounds good, at least in theory. Forums, discussions groups, virtual talks and even concerts. In this episode of The Conversologist, Jam Mayer and Rew Shearer chew the fat on audio’s pros and cons, the culture shift of social media, and first impres...

How does AI even work? What is NLP? LUIS? Dialogflow? Watson? Lex? What is machine learning? What about IOT? Once you get beyond the simple rule-based chatbot, things get interesting. And talented guys like Andy Dharmani of ako.ai get busy. In this episode of The Conversologist Podcast, Jam Mayer talks to Conversologie’s tech partner Andy about chatbots, AI, NLP, intent, entities, digital humans a...

Matthew Barker is a self-titled "chatpreneur" in Reno, Nevada. His mission: to deliver the gospel of chatbots to the small to medium business. Chief Conversologist Jam Mayer chats to the very chatty Matthew about his philosophy of life, pitching with no pitch, coffee shops, and of course chatbots.    Matthew Barker's website www.thechatbotguy.com Matthew's Facebook group Chatbot Closers...

When Apple released its voice interface in late 2011, watching somebody shouting at their phone repeatedly was good comic relief. Many of us would wait for a quiet moment alone before daring to ask our phone a question. Today, via the likes of Alexa and Siri, more and more of us are confidently using voice as our UI. Searching, calling, composing and sending messages, an interface that is arguably...

Hillary Black is Head of Strategy and Content at Black Ops, a leading Detroit-based Chatbot agency. Their work in conversation design and automation platforms is considered cutting edge, and Hillary as a thought leader in the industry. In this episode, Chief Conversologist Jam Mayer talks to Hillary about the daily life and challenges of a conversation designer, essential tools, techniques and ins...

How do you develop an engaging chatbot personality in the shortest time? Being an in-house radio copywriter forces you to deliver what we usually tell clients is impossible: good, cheap, and fast. Rew Shearer’s key to survival in this chaos has been formulae that cut to the chase and streamline the workflow. In this episode Rew discusses his quick trick to developing a chatbot personality that is...

Will you accept her challenge?  The art of digital engagement is changing fast; but so are we, in the ways we use it and the expectations we have. Chief Conversologist Jam Mayer reflects on the changes, on the challenges faced by digital marketers in this evolving landscape, but also on those truths that remain unchanged. Comments and feedback at https:// theconversologist.show