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Conversational UI Course

Build a Conversational UI

A practical guide to building conversational UIs: 11 lessons covering chat interfaces, voice assistants, streaming responses, conversation context, error recovery, agentic AI patterns, and accessibility. Includes code examples in React and design patterns used by ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, and Siri.

IntermediateUpdated Apr 2, 2026
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11 lessons · 52 minutes · 4 modules

Overview

Foundations

  • What Is Conversational UI? (And What It Isn't)
  • Anatomy of a Chat Interface

Building

  • Building Message Bubbles in React
  • Typing Indicators & Streaming Responses
  • Suggested Prompts & Conversation Starters

Advanced Patterns

  • Managing Conversation Context
  • Error Handling & Fallback Design
  • Voice Interface Design Patterns

Ship It

  • Accessibility in Conversational UI
  • Putting It All Together - Architecture Checklist
  • Agentic Conversational UI - When AI Takes Actions
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About this course

Learn how to design and build conversational interfaces - from chat message bubbles and typing indicators to voice interaction, context management, and suggested prompts.

A practical guide to building conversational UIs: 11 lessons covering chat interfaces, voice assistants, streaming responses, conversation context, error recovery, agentic AI patterns, and accessibility. Includes code examples in React and design patterns used by ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, and Siri.

What you'll learn

  • Foundations — Understand the primitives before you build.
  • Building — Implement the core parts of your interface.
  • Advanced Patterns — Handle edge cases, errors, and complex flows.
  • Ship It — Accessibility, agentic patterns, and a production checklist.

All lessons

Foundations

2 lessons · 11 min

Understand the primitives before you build.

  1. 01What Is Conversational UI? (And What It Isn't)6 min
  2. 02Anatomy of a Chat Interface5 min

Building

3 lessons · 12 min

Implement the core parts of your interface.

  1. 01Building Message Bubbles in React4 min
  2. 02Typing Indicators & Streaming Responses4 min
  3. 03Suggested Prompts & Conversation Starters4 min

Advanced Patterns

3 lessons · 13 min

Handle edge cases, errors, and complex flows.

  1. 01Managing Conversation Context5 min
  2. 02Error Handling & Fallback Design4 min
  3. 03Voice Interface Design Patterns4 min

Ship It

3 lessons · 16 min

Accessibility, agentic patterns, and a production checklist.

  1. 01Accessibility in Conversational UI3 min
  2. 02Putting It All Together - Architecture Checklist5 min
  3. 03Agentic Conversational UI - When AI Takes Actions8 min
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