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Chat with Your Persona

Test and interact with your AI persona to verify it responds accurately and sounds like you. Your persona supports voice conversations, text chat, file attachments, and downloadable transcripts.

Quick Start: Your First Conversation

After creating your persona, you’re ready to test it. Here’s how to access and start chatting:

Step 1: Access Your Persona

From your dashboard, you have two ways to open your persona:

Option 1: View Live Button

  1. Go to your Personas dashboard
  2. Find the persona you want to test
  3. Click “View Live” button
  4. Your persona page opens in a new tab

Option 2: Copy URL

  1. From the Personas dashboard
  2. Click the copy icon next to your persona
  3. Paste the URL in your browser

Your persona URL format:

https://app.myclone.is/your-username/your-persona-name

Example:

https://app.myclone.is/johndoe/sales-assistant
https://app.myclone.is/viggy28/support

💡 Tip: Share this URL with team members or beta testers to get feedback before making it public.

Step 2: Choose Your Chat Mode

Your persona supports two interaction modes:

Voice Mode (Default)

  • 🎤 Talk naturally to your persona
  • Real-time voice conversation
  • Hands-free interaction
  • Great for demos and testing conversational flow

Text Mode

  • ⌨️ Type messages to your persona
  • Traditional chat interface
  • Better for complex questions or when in quiet environments
  • Toggle between voice and text anytime

To switch modes:

  • Click the voice/text toggle button in the chat interface
  • Your preference is saved for future sessions

Step 3: Start Your Conversation

Begin chatting with your persona to test its responses:

Example conversation from video:

You: “Hey, I’m Vignesh Ravichandran, founder. How can I help you today?”

Persona: “Hey Vignesh, I’m currently giving a demo of MyClone.”

You: “How’s the demo going so far?”

Persona: [Responds based on knowledge and context]

💡 Testing tips:

  • Start with simple greetings to test conversational flow
  • Ask questions relevant to your persona’s purpose
  • Test edge cases (unclear questions, off-topic requests)
  • Verify the persona stays in character

Chat Features

Download Conversation Transcripts

Save your conversations for review, sharing, or documentation.

Available formats:

  1. PDF Format

    • Professional document layout
    • Best for sharing with stakeholders
    • Preserves formatting and structure

  2. Text Format (.txt)

    • Plain text transcription
    • Easy to copy/paste
    • Compatible with any text editor

  3. Markdown Format (.md)

    • Structured format with headings
    • Great for documentation
    • Easy to convert to other formats

How to download:

  1. Complete your conversation
  2. Look for the “Download” or transcript icon button
  3. Select your preferred format (PDF, Text, or Markdown)
  4. File downloads automatically
  5. Review or share as needed

💡 Use cases:

  • Share demo conversations with your team
  • Document testing scenarios and results
  • Create training materials from good conversations
  • Review persona responses for quality assurance

Attach Files During Conversation

Share visual context or documents with your persona during chat.

Supported file types:

  • 📷 Images - Screenshots, photos, diagrams (JPG, PNG, GIF)
  • 📄 PDFs - Documents, reports, presentations
  • 📝 Text files - Additional context documents

How to attach files:

  1. During your conversation, look for the attachment icon (📎)
  2. Click to open file picker
  3. Select your file(s)
  4. Files upload and appear in the chat
  5. Your persona can reference the content

Example from video:

  • Attach a product screenshot during a support conversation
  • Share a PDF document for context in business discussions
  • Upload images for visual reference

⚠️ Note: File size limits apply based on your plan. See your dashboard for specific limits.

Having Effective Conversations

Ask Clear Questions

Better:

  • “What’s your framework for pricing a SaaS product?”
  • “How do I overcome imposter syndrome as a founder?”

Less Effective:

  • “Tell me about business”
  • “What should I do?”

Provide Context

Help your persona understand:

"I'm launching a B2B SaaS product targeting mid-market companies.
We have 10 beta users. How should I structure our pricing?"

Follow Up

Continue the conversation:

  1. Ask clarifying questions
  2. Request specific examples
  3. Dig deeper into topics
  4. Challenge assumptions

Evaluating Responses

Check for Accuracy

Does the response:

  • ✅ Align with your knowledge?
  • ✅ Sound like you?
  • ✅ Provide helpful information?
  • ✅ Stay on topic?

Assess Quality

Is the response:

  • ✅ Clear and understandable?
  • ✅ Actionable and practical?
  • ✅ Appropriately detailed?
  • ✅ Consistent with your style?

Monitor Consistency

Over multiple chats:

  • ✅ Maintains your perspective
  • ✅ Doesn’t contradict itself
  • ✅ Stays in character
  • ✅ Provides coherent answers

Improving Responses

If Responses Are Off

  1. Add more training data on that topic
  2. Provide examples of how you’d answer
  3. Refine your knowledge base
  4. Give explicit instructions in your bio

If Style Doesn’t Match

  1. Upload more content in your voice
  2. Add communication guidelines
  3. Specify tone preferences
  4. Include example conversations

Conversation Features

Save Important Chats

  • Bookmark key conversations
  • Export as PDF or text
  • Share insights with others

Track Engagement

Monitor:

  • Number of conversations
  • Common questions
  • User satisfaction
  • Response accuracy

Continuous Learning

Your persona improves through:

  • Regular feedback
  • Updated training data
  • Usage patterns
  • Your refinements

Privacy & Security

What Users See

  • Your persona’s responses
  • Your public profile
  • Shared knowledge only

What They Don’t See

  • Your training documents
  • Private information
  • Other users’ conversations
  • Backend settings

Best Practices

Regular Testing

Test your persona:

  • ✅ Weekly at minimum
  • ✅ After adding new content
  • ✅ With diverse questions
  • ✅ From different angles

Get Feedback

Ask others to:

  • Chat with your persona
  • Rate responses
  • Suggest improvements
  • Report issues

Iterate

Continuously improve:

  1. Identify weak areas
  2. Add targeted training
  3. Test improvements
  4. Repeat

Video Walkthrough

Watch a complete conversation with a persona, including voice chat, text mode, and transcript downloads:

Watch on Loom

Video highlights:

  • 0:00 - Access your persona (View Live button)
  • 0:19 - Start a conversation
  • 0:30 - Engage in dialogue
  • 1:06 - Gather feedback from persona
  • 1:14 - Download conversation transcript
  • 1:30 - Attach files to conversation
  • 1:38 - Engage in text mode
  • 2:09 - End session and save transcript

Conversation Examples

Example 1: Value Proposition Question (Text Mode)

From the video:

You: “Can you give me a quick value prop of MyClone?”

Persona: [Provides concise value proposition based on training]

Why this works:

  • Clear, direct question
  • Tests persona’s understanding of core concepts
  • Evaluates ability to provide concise answers

Example 2: Demo Feedback (Voice Mode)

From the video:

You: “Hey Vignesh, I’m currently giving a demo of MyClone.”

Persona: “How’s the demo going so far?”

You: “What kind of feedback are you hoping to receive from the audience?”

Persona: [Provides thoughtful response about demo goals]

Why this works:

  • Natural conversational flow
  • Tests contextual understanding
  • Validates persona stays in character

Example 3: Detailed Business Question

User: “I’m struggling with customer acquisition for my startup. We’ve tried ads but CAC is too high.”

Persona: “High CAC from ads is common early on. Let me share three alternative strategies I’ve used successfully: [detailed response with specific tactics]”

Why this works:

  • Provides specific context
  • Persona gives actionable advice
  • Response is detailed and helpful

Areas for Improvement

Vague question: User: “What do you think about marketing?”

Persona: “Marketing is important…” [vague response]

Better approach: User: “What’s your framework for pricing a SaaS product for mid-market companies?”

Persona: [Detailed framework with examples]

Solution: Add more specific content about your marketing philosophy and frameworks to your Knowledge Library.

Summary: Testing Checklist

Before sharing your persona publicly, verify it works well:

  • ✅ Access: Can open via View Live button or URL
  • ✅ Voice Mode: Test voice conversation quality
  • ✅ Text Mode: Test typing interface
  • ✅ Responses: Persona sounds like you and provides accurate information
  • ✅ File Attachments: Upload images/PDFs successfully
  • ✅ Transcripts: Download in PDF, Text, or Markdown format
  • ✅ Edge Cases: Test with unclear or off-topic questions
  • ✅ Mobile: Verify works on smartphones and tablets

Next Steps

Now that you’ve tested your persona:

  1. Build Your Knowledge Library - Add more training content to improve responses
  2. Connect Knowledge to Personas - Fine-tune which knowledge sources each persona uses
  3. Managing Your Persona - Monitor conversations and optimize performance
  4. Sharing Your Persona - Make it available to your audience
  5. Embed Persona on Website - Add chat widget to your website

Questions? Visit our FAQ or contact support.

Next: Managing Your Persona →