Content design is crucial for good forms, so I was thrilled when Content Club in London asked me to talk about forms for their September 2024 meeting. They chose a rich variety of topics about forms. We started on theContinue reading… Getting forms right: how better words lead to better results
Category: Presentation
Ladies that UX Seattle – Creating truly accessible forms
When the Ladies that UX Seattle group approached me to do a talk, I knew immediately that we’d have fun working with the ideas originally developed by their sister Ladies that UX chapter in Brighton. As I expected, the folksContinue reading… Ladies that UX Seattle – Creating truly accessible forms
Chicago Camps Tent Talk: Who cares about forms? You should – and here’s why
Do you ever feel that everything you try to do, especially online, means getting through some form or another? I certainly do. But also, why are so many of them full of problems? I was thrilled when Russ Unger –Continue reading… Chicago Camps Tent Talk: Who cares about forms? You should – and here’s why
Lightning talks at Service Design in Government conference 2023
Thank you to everyone who suggested a lightning talk for the 2023 Service Design in Government conference. As usual I learned a huge amount and enjoyed hearing from all the speakers. We had so many proposals that the organisers managedContinue reading… Lightning talks at Service Design in Government conference 2023
Content design in practice May 2023
“Content design in practice” is the latest version of a training course on writing and editing that I present with Jane Matthews. This course started in 2004 Back in 2004, Lesley Twitchen from HM Revenue and Customs asked me toContinue reading… Content design in practice May 2023
Two ways to improve your survey for Delib
How can we make surveys more useful in the context of local government consultations? I recently had the opportunity to explore that question at a user group meeting organised by Delib, the provider of the Citizen Space platform that helpsContinue reading… Two ways to improve your survey for Delib
Four ways to make a better survey, WebExpo2023
In this half-day survey workshop for WebExpo2023, I led a lively group of Czech attendees through four methods for improving their next survey: Goals: Ruthlessly focus your survey on an immediate decision. I talked about the survey process from goalsContinue reading… Four ways to make a better survey, WebExpo2023
How to save money by fixing forms, presentation to WebExpo 2023
I was delighted to be invited to the WebExpo conference in Prague, and even more delighted to have a chance to talk about my favourite topic: better forms. Specifically, this time I decided to focus on how to save moneyContinue reading… How to save money by fixing forms, presentation to WebExpo 2023
The Most Crucial Question and the Burning Issue for Product Makers
The Product Makers community invited me to share some thoughts about surveys. To get the best value from a survey, it’s important to be really clear on why you are doing it. In this talk, I encouraged product makers toContinue reading… The Most Crucial Question and the Burning Issue for Product Makers
How to look at a form: Boye and Company
It was an honour to be invited back for my second Boye and Company conference call. Previously, I talked about better surveys. This time, we focused on my favourite topic – forms that work. We looked at a selection ofContinue reading… How to look at a form: Boye and Company