I give presentations and workshops to communicate information and to persuade audiences to take action. I give workshops, presentations, and lightning talks on topics such as user research, user-centred design, and accessibility.
As much as possible I follow Allison Ravenhall‘s tips on Inclusive design for accessible presentations.
Presentations and workshops with links to videos, slides and blog posts, are listed on a timeline below.
Enough contrast in direct sunlight
Have enough contrast for your users and their situation. This often means going above the WCAG minimum. My lightning talk for the 2022 A11y Bytes event on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Digital prototyping workshop at UXLibs conference
To improve the mobile experience of reserving a group study room – the case for my digital prototyping workshop at the 5th UXLibs conference.
Iterating a form wizard: from research to design
My lightning talk was given at Melbourne’s 2019 A11y Bytes event on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Becoming a library member: transforming the user experience of patron self-registration
For the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) Visitor Experience community of practice, I shared how we transformed the experience of becoming a member at State Library Victoria.
Accessibility testing a multi-channel form wizard
My lightning talk was part of World Interaction Design Day #IxDD at the Melbourne Web Accessibility and Inclusive Design meetup.
UX – Emerging roles in digital libraries
New roles for new times – CAVAL Professional Development Interest Group Forum.
Participatory (Co-design) Workshop
To explore and validate ideas for improving digital interfaces, and how to conduct participatory research.
Improving digital library services with user research
My presentation explores user research methods to gather qualitative and quantitative data from students and staff throughout all stages of project life cycles.
Co-design workshop to explore and validate a better library homepage #UXLibs
Participants try their hands at joint creativity to explore options and produce validated prototypes for testing and iteration.
Project wall rooms
Understand what these rooms are, why they work, and how to put one together.
User-centred design and students’ library search behaviours
This presentation was given by my colleague Kathy Martin and me at the inaugural EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) user group meeting.
User stories workshop
Understand what, why, when and how to use user stories, and compete to craft the best one!
In public speaking I sometimes fear:
That no one learns anything, and the audience is starkly aware of it.
Hogan, L. (2016). Demystifying Public Speaking.
Do you have fears like those mentioned in Lara Hogan’s excerpt of Demystifying Public Speaking? Leave a comment. What helps turn that fear around?