A Linguist’s Journey to the Future of Conversation Design | Olivia Marsse, Ph.D‪.‬ PhD to Industry

Olivia Marsse is a Senior Conversational Designer. Her academic training is in Linguistics and she received her Ph.D. from University of Colorado, Boulder. In this episode, we discuss in conversational analysis, Olivia's transition story from PhD to Industry, tips for PhDs students and much more.

If you're an academic interested in opportunities in tech industry, this episode is for you!

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Show Notes:

[02:02] Intro to Conversational Data Analysis 

[03:41] Data Collection Techniques in Conversational Analysis 

[09:59] Conversational Analysis: Zoom

[13:04] Olivia's PhD To Industry Transition Story

[20:58] Academic Skill Set & How to Translate it to Industry

[25:11] How to Navigate Rapid Progress of AI

[29:17] Collaborative Work

[30:36] Jumping into a Senior Role right after PhD

[33:13] Biggest Challenge Pivoting: Work Life Balance?!

[36:45] Opportunities in Computational Linguistics and/or Conversational Design

[38:30] What Academic Expertise Fit Well in this Field?

[39:47] 1 Advice for PhDs

[41:21] Brownies, White Lotus and Alaska!

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Olivia's LinkedIn: here

Aditya's LinkedIn: here