Tag: Susan Weinschenk
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Scheduling Keynotes And Workshops for 2017
Just a quick note that we’ve started scheduling workshops and keynotes for 2017. We’re excited to be at the Habit Summit on April 4-5 with Nir Eyal, for example. It seems like 2017 is a long way from now, but it will be here before you know it. If you’d like Susan or Guthrie to…
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Creative Market’s 10 Must-Read UX Books
I was thrilled to see that 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People made Creative Market’s “10 Must-Read UX Books”. Check out the book on Amazon if you aren’t familiar with it. Here’s the link to Amazon: 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People. And you may want to go to Creative Market’s…
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New Series: 365 Ways To Persuade & Motivate
If you’ve been following my blog posts for a while you probably know that a few years ago I did a series called “100 Things You Need To About People”. It was a popular series that finished in April of 2011. Since then I’ve been writing individual blog posts, and wondering if I could/should come…
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365 Ways To Persuade & Motivate: #1 Direct Eye Contact Is Not Always Best
We’ve all been told how important it is to make eye contact when interacting with other people. Direct eye contact makes you seem trustworthy, confident, and interested in the topic you are discussing, right? All those things are true BUT new research shows that direct eye contact can lessen the effectiveness of your message in…
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New Online Video Course: How To Be A GREAT Presenter
I’ve just posted our latest online video course: How To Be A GREAT Presenter. It’s based on my book 100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know About People. Here’s a little bit of information about the course: For more information on this and all of our other courses: https://courses.theteamw.com
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New Blog and Website Design
You may have noticed that our blog page looks different than usual. That’s because we’ve switched to a new theme. You may or may not have noticed that the menu bar at the blog has also changed. The only link is to the Weinschenk Institute website. We’ve not only changed the blog, but we’ve launched a…
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Is UX a “Rose by any other name?”
I’m going to be somewhat honest here: I’m no “spring chicken”. I don’t know if I’m prepared to tell you exactly how old I am, but here’s a story that will give you some hints: When I was in graduate school I had to file a formal appeal with the dean of the graduate school…
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Design For Engagement Live Video event
Join me on June 5th at 12 noon EDT for a FREE live video event via Livestream. Design for Engagement Live Website Critiques Wed Jun 5, 2013 12:00pm — 1:00pm EDT Come join me in a free live online video event. I’ll be taking website suggestions from the audience and then discussing–on the spot–how to…
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Should Technology Follow Human-To-Human Communication Rules?
What do we expect when we communicate with technology? Do we expect that the technology will communicate with us following the same rules as when we communicate with other people? The answer is yes, and I explain the implication of this in this video excerpt from my Design For Engagement online video course. Below the…
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Give Me Your Opinion — What Should Be My Next Online Video Course?
In April 50 people signed up to take one of my online video courses that I offer through Udemy.com. A big thank you to those who have signed up for a course. I have enjoyed putting these together, and the feedback I’m getting is that they are helpful and that people are learning a lot…
