Pure Speech Technology

finding a petrol station nearby with voice app

Pure Speech Technology
Challange

Pure Speech Technology consults companies in the use of Conversational AI, Voice and Chatbots and assists with their implementation. This project was about a voice app that helps to find the best petrol station nearby.

Challange

Pure Speech Technology consults companies in the use of Conversational AI, Voice and Chatbots and assists with their implementation. This project was about a voice app that helps to find the best petrol station nearby.

Project Goals
  • Understand in what situations a voice app would be an effective method of finding a petrol station nearby.
  • Find the most common use cases and how to increase engagement such a voice app.
  • Recognise which different techniques of conversation design would improve user interactions.
Project Goals
  • Understand in what situations a voice app would be an effective method of finding a petrol station nearby.
  • Find the most common use cases and how to increase engagement such a voice app.
  • Recognise which different techniques of conversation design would improve user interactions.
My Tasks

Conducting interviews, online surveys and user testing, producing artefacts like a  user persona, bot persona, sample dialogues and job stories.

My Tasks

Conducting interviews, online surveys and user testing, producing artefacts like a  user persona, bot persona, sample dialogues and job stories.

Approach
  • I gathered insights from surveys and the new Everask tool from Askable.
  • Sample dialogues were then created and tested along with bot personas.
  • The Jobs-to-be-done framework was used to highlight the needs of users who would use the voice for the rest of the team.
Approach
  • I gathered insights from surveys and the new Everask tool from Askable.
  • Sample dialogues were then created and tested along with bot personas.
  • The Jobs-to-be-done framework was used to highlight the needs of users who would use the voice for the rest of the team.
Research Methods
  • User Interviews
  • User Persona
  • Bot Persona Development
  • Sample dialogue creation
Research Methods
  • User Interviews
  • User Persona
  • Bot Persona Development
  • Sample dialogue creation
  • Testing the dialogues with users
  • Jobs-To-Be-Done
  • Job Stories

01. Online and Video Survey

The survey suggested that people often “sufficed” when it came to purchasing petrol.  They looked for a petrol station that was cheap enough but offered rewards points or a brand they trusted. When close to home people also tended to be more price sensitive than when in unfamiliar areas with a near empty tank.

01. Online and Video Survey

The survey suggested that people often “sufficed” when it came to purchasing petrol.  They looked for a petrol station that was cheap enough but offered rewards points or a brand they trusted. When close to home people also tended to be more price sensitive than when in unfamiliar areas with a near empty tank.

“What side of the road is [the petrol station] on? Is it on the side of the road I am travelling on?”


“I use a [mobile phone] app which shows the best pricing in the area but it’s not convenient when I’m in the car and have to stop and plan.”

01. Online and Video Survey

The survey suggested that people often “sufficed” when it came to purchasing petrol.  They looked for a petrol station that was cheap enough but offered rewards points or a brand they trusted. When close to home people also tended to be more price sensitive than when in unfamiliar areas with a near empty tank.

“What side of the road is [the petrol station] on? Is it on the side of the road I am travelling on?”


“I use a [mobile phone] app which shows the best pricing in the area but it’s not convenient when I’m in the car and have to stop and plan.”

02. Persona

I created a persona based on the results of the online and video surveys to help the team keep focus on what would be important when creating the app.

02. Persona

I created a persona based on the results of the online and video surveys to help the team keep focus on what would be important when creating the app.

02. Persona

I created a persona based on the results of the online and video surveys to help the team keep focus on what would be important when creating the app.

03. Jobs-to-be-done

Instead of the usual user stories the team wanted to use job stories to emphasise the context of the tasks. I created them with the fuel gauge indicating petrol is low being the trigger. A voice app like this may have a wide range of users, and focusing on why people would use the voice app helped us focus on the main use cases.

03. Jobs-to-be-done

Instead of the usual user stories the team wanted to use job stories to emphasise the context of the tasks. I created them with the fuel gauge indicating petrol is low being the trigger. A voice app like this may have a wide range of users, and focusing on why people would use the voice app helped us focus on the main use cases.

03. Jobs-to-be-done

Instead of the usual user stories the team wanted to use job stories to emphasise the context of the tasks. I created them with the fuel gauge indicating petrol is low being the trigger. A voice app like this may have a wide range of users, and focusing on why people would use the voice app helped us focus on the main use cases.

04. Outcome

After sample dialogue and bot personas were tested a  prototype was created. 

Using voice was effective when in the car and unable to use the mobile screen and also saved effort in searching through numerous petrol stations that come up in other mobile apps.

04. Outcome

After sample dialogue and bot personas were tested a  prototype was created. 

Using voice was effective when in the car and unable to use the mobile screen and also saved effort in searching through numerous petrol stations that come up in other mobile apps.

04. Outcome

After sample dialogue and bot personas were tested a  prototype was created. 

Using voice was effective when in the car and unable to use the mobile screen and also saved effort in searching through numerous petrol stations that come up in other mobile apps.

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