Andrew Travers - UX Lx: User Experience Lisbon

Andrew Travers

Andrew Travers is a freelance user experience designer and strategist working in London. He has over ten years experience helping to define the principles, structure and experience that underpin websites that people enjoy using. With a background as both designer and developer, he found his way to user experience through a deep interest in accessible design and usability. Prior to going independent, he was head of consulting at a London-based communications agency.

Andrew mentors with the IA Institute, advising talented new and emerging UX designers. He writes at byekick.com and can be found on Twitter at @byekick.

From Idea to I agree: Thoughts on Communicating UX

As user experience designers, our ideas define us. But without the ability to share our thinking, to persuade, we can end up frustrated wondering why a client couldn't see what we saw. UX comes with particular challenges - when we're often working at a conceptual level - so our ability to communicate our ideas is particularly important.

Who is it for? Anyone presenting work, whether that be to internal teams (visual design / developers) or clients (internal or external). It's intended to be particularly of use to junior/mid-weight user experience designers. It's not a 'presentation skills' talks, but instead looks specifically at how we communicate UX deliverables in a way that its intended audience can understand, communicate and contribute to.

What will people get out of this? Practical advice that attendees can use straight away in presentations whether informal stand-ups or formal client presentations, and improve their UX deliverables.

What will be covered:

Why we need to avoid the temptation of 'the big reveal'
Building an strong, rational argument for our work
Understanding who the 'real' audience is for our presentation
Giving the client the tools they need to resell your work when you're not there
What to show and how to show it
How to make it real, personal and memorable

Wednesday, 11 May @ 14:00-14:20
20 minutes
Room 1

Lightning Talk

From Idea to I agree: Thoughts on Communicating UX

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