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Why You Should Speak At Events As An Early-Career Professional — Smashing Magazine
Many talented professionals hold back from speaking at tech events, believing they need years of experience or expert status first. Drawing from her experience as a first-time speaker at WordPress Accessibility Day 2024, Victoria Nduka discusses how speaking at events benefits both individuals and the tech community.
Action Titles: How to Win Over Busy Executives Like Top Strategy Consultants
A practical and proven guide to creating impact with action titles
It’s not your design content that’s getting rejected: it’s your delivery
Use the “Doubtful Stakeholder” exercise to test whether your explanations make sense
10 Practices to Master the Art of Active Listening
Listening well is not about the quantity of information you seek out, but the quality of information you take in.
You Are All Wrong About the Jaguar Rebrand – PRINT Magazine
Saul Colt on why Jaguar’s rebrand is smart, even if it hurts to watch.
Why simple UX stories are best: the power of clarifying ambiguity
Why going back to basics can often be the best approach
Mastering the art of project presentations
Learn how to create and present a project effectively with essential tips, key elements, and best practices. Discover the importance of project presentations and explore examples to inspire your own.
How Storytelling Turns Digital Designs into Emotion
Imagine strolling through a bustling online marketplace, swarmed by an ocean of products calling for your attention. And then, out of…
A good design is a good essay
Developing a persuasive argument is at the core of how UX creates value. When we shirk that responsibility, we set ourselves up to fail.
Claude Analyzed My Writing
So I’ve been spending time Claude-ing a lot lately. One thing I always wanted to understand better is the salient features of my writing, the style of narrat...
5 Little Habits to Improve Your Communication
You may have not heard about them yet.
Effective Communication requires more than just Good Communication.
Telling someone something that they already know isn’t valuable. Giving someone information that they don’t care about wastes their time.
Mastering the Executive Summary
B.L.U.F. is that one skill holding you back.
A 5-Step Framework to Convince Almost Anybody Like Top Strategy Consultants Do
A step-by-step guide to effective communication with examples for anyone
12 Great Examples of UX Writing to Inspire Your Designs
UX writing is the process of creating and managing all content within and around an app or website interface, both on a macro and…
20 Ways To Ask Why Without Asking Why
How to indirectly but effectively get the answers you need
How to Create Powerful Storylines in Business Like Top Consultants Do
A comprehensive and actionable guide to powerful storytelling in business
Justifying design's impact
How Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Drama Will Transform Your UX/UI Design Case Studies into Page-Turners
Discover how plot, character, theme, diction, melody, and spectacle will elevate your UX/UI design case studies to dramatic heights.
Get feedback to communicate better
The editing process you didn’t know about.
How To Disagree the Right Way
Should we agree to disagree or disagree and commit?
Say This, Not That: Level Up at Work by Responding Versus Reacting
We’ve all encountered that colleague - the one who effortlessly navigates workplace situations with tact and finesse.
Improve your Disciplines for Communicating like a Leader
Let’s face it… Communicating effectively and efficiently is hard… but it’s an essential skill for leaders and leadership.
How to Be a Better Leader by Communicating More Assertively
Communication tips for empathetic people
Communication, High Performers, And Keeping up With Expectations
How do I manage high performers? The answer is simple — you don’t! These types of people need rock-solid communication, a good framework…
How To Be Assertive Without Being a Jerk
You deserve to speak and to be heard. Here’s how to do it without burning bridges
To influence people, make 1 key change in how you talk: communication expert
Stanford University lecturer Matt Abrahams says questions can help you gain influence at work and in life - as long as you know the right ones to ask.
Articulating Design Decisions to Stakeholders
Having excellent communication skills is one of the core characteristics of a good designer. Communicating effectively means having a clear, polite, and st...
Defending Your UX Design Decisions
The need to defend your design choices will arise frequently for you as a UX designer.