The Digital Project Manager
The Digital Project Manager
Galen Low
Why AI Conversations Feel Fake (And How To Fix That)
57 minutes Posted May 26, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Cold Open On AI Perception
Why Conversation Design Builds Trust
Will Conversation Replace Website Navigation
Where Voice AI Shows Real ROI
Cloning A Brand Voice With Guardrails
Social Presence And Why Phones Persist
Turn-Taking Problems That Break Voice UX
Backchanneling And Getting Inputs Right
Pragmatics And The Danger Of Overexplaining
How To Disclose AI Without Ruining Tone
Why Language Is Hard For AI
Mindset Shifts For Visual Design Teams
Agents Talking To Agents In The Future
Do We Really Need AI Hardware
Where To Find Oliver And Final CTA
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What happens when AI stops being a tool you type into and starts becoming something you talk to? In this episode, Galen Low sits down with Oliver Shoulson, Agent Design and Engineering Lead at PolyAI, to unpack the surprisingly human problem at the heart of conversational AI: most AI conversations still feel weird. From clunky chatbot scripts to overly polite “LLM voice” personas that sound like they were trained by a committee of HR robots, Oliver explains why good conversational design is l...