Managing the Conversation Flow within a Bot

on YouTube ↗39m

" summary

Concrete patterns and working code: uses Microsoft Bot Framework (Bot Builder v3 and v4), the emulator, and a demo “cake” bot that builds a form flow with prompts, validation, and a simple search API call. First interactions use conversationUpdate to send greetings, messages map to activities, and dialogs implement a waterfall of steps. Interruptions include literal cancel/help checks and full context switches handled by LUIS and QnA Maker. Notes on migration quirks, templates, and emulator restart fixes appear with runnable examples.

AI-written summary · about

" chapters (11)

1. 0:00Start
2. 4:53Design and Develop the Conversation Flow Using the Microsoft Bot Framework
3. 15:09Concepts with the Conversation and Bots
4. 15:55Root Dialogue
5. 17:40Handle System Messages
6. 18:24Conversation Update
7. 24:20Procedural Flow
8. 25:35Prompts
9. 27:22Form Builder
10. 32:43Standard Interruptions
11. 38:14The Conversation Flow

" related talks

• 41mBuild a great conversationalistLorenzo Barbieri · WeAreDevelopers AI Congress Vienna 2018
• 46mWELCOME TO THE AGE OF CONVERSATIONAL INTERFACES!Rabeb Othmani · NDC London 2018
• 01h 00mWhat's new in the Microsoft's Conversational AI StackVishesh Oberoi · NDC Sydney 2018
• 01h 00mDeep dive into building Bots with the Microsoft Bot Framework and Cognitive ServicesVishesh Oberoi · NDC Sydney 2017
• 50mThe Art of Coding a Conversation: Designing BotsVishesh Oberoi · NDC Sydney 2017
• 55mConversations for the massesPeter Drougge · NDC London 2017
• 54mDeveloping Sophisticated Conversational Experiences w/ Microsoft AI PlatformBas Brekelmans · Visual Studio Live! Microsoft HQ 2022
• 56mBots - the next UI revolutionAdam Stephensen · NDC Sydney 2018