I solve problems.
Talks and workshops by Dan Willis, a UX consultant who spends entirely too much time talking and workshopping.
Great talent and the work a great talent produces is wasted if that individual has not developed the skills to present their work to a critical audience, explain their thoughts to other team members, and push solutions through unforgiving (and often dysfunctional) organizations.
Read MoreThe greatest solutions are worthless if you can’t effectively explain them to your stakeholders, clients and peers. When you speak in front of others, do your arguments tend to sound soft, does your content feel flabby or does your delivery seem frail? Do people think you lack conceptual vim and intellectual vigor?
Listening to somebody else’s presentation for four hours won’t make you a better presenter; it’s time to get off your ass and put the work in necessary to transform yourself into one of the greats. In this raucous workshop, you will participate in increasingly demanding challenges led by Dan Willis, co-author of Designing the Conversation and founder of the Cranky Talk Workshop for New Speakers. You will learn how to attack the weaker aspects of your presentation style, strengthen the structure of your talks and breakdown your personal bad habits.
Read MoreA workshop I run with Jared Spool, founder of UIE.
Read MoreMobile devices now stitch together segments of user experiences that had previously gone unconnected. People accomplish tasks with multiple devices across multiple platforms and using multiple digital and physical services. While this introduces amazing opportunities for UX professionals, the expanded scope also requires skillsets outside of traditional design teams. This workshop will define the areas of expertise required, describe the necessary tools, and explore processes teams can use to effectively map cross-channel experiences.
Read MoreIdeas, like fires, get bigger the more oxygen you add to them. This tutorial will show IA professionals how to use "oxygen meetings" to turn good ideas into great solutions by marshaling the diverse skills of others.
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